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stampzinger

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Posted: April 27, 2004 at 10:56 PM / IP Logged

I was just wondering, im running a 10gauge amp kit, with a Zapco I-2100, and 2 coustic 10's. will bigger amp kit make it soud any different?

Quatra

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Posted: April 28, 2004 at 12:22 AM / IP Logged

what is the recmended gauge? it is not good to run amps on a smaller power wire or ground wire it creates a bottle neck.

Mikeyman1978

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Posted: April 28, 2004 at 1:44 AM / IP Logged

I would think you would need at least a 8 guage amp kit for one amp, a 4 guage for 2 amps

Chad7n7

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Posted: May 02, 2004 at 1:33 AM / IP Logged

Zapco 2100???? Do you mean 200? If so, 10 gauge is sufficient.

djMINIoompa

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Posted: May 02, 2004 at 2:00 PM / IP Logged

I would run the 8 ga. just to be safe. It doesnt hurt to have bigger wire. The 10 ga. is boarder line and if you upgrade to 8 ga. atleast if you want to, you can upgrade your system and possibly keep the wires you have. 10 ga. is rather small and you should try to get the most power that you can from you amp. It wont sounds way different, but the amp will run more efficently.

Chad7n7

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Posted: May 04, 2004 at 9:03 PM / IP Logged

ok, I was thinking American models(reference series). I was excluding the Chinese model, not thinking, but djMINIoompa corrected me, lol, the I-FORCE series is a new thing to us, we just started carrying that line, thats why it thru me off with the 2100. But I do agree with 8 ga. wiring

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