is 2 Guage over kill for 500RMS?

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blg748

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Posted: December 30, 2004 at 12:17 PM / IP Logged

ok i bough at 300RMS amp and a 4guage kit with it the idiot shipped a COMPLETE 2 GUAGE amplifier kit. now what the heck shoudl i do return it and get the 4guaeg or just use the 2 guage amp kit ? and run 2 4guage to each amp ? i think 2 guage is pretty darn thick although its a good thing. what shoudl i do i wanan install this amp todaynow.

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Posted: December 30, 2004 at 12:28 PM / IP Logged

Don't complain man! you bonused!! Run the wire, and get a distribution block to split and fuse the wires going to the amps.

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Posted: December 30, 2004 at 12:39 PM / IP Logged

For a power wire you can never go to big, unless you're running a 15 ft. span of 000 gauge for 200 watts.

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Posted: December 30, 2004 at 1:50 PM / IP Logged

some guys have all the luck... is 2 Guage over kill for 500RMS? -- posted image.

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speedwayaudio1

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Posted: December 30, 2004 at 2:51 PM / IP Logged

no such thing as overkill in car audio. go big.

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blg748

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Posted: December 30, 2004 at 3:46 PM / IP Logged

lol cuz before i purchaed the amp everyone here said get 4 guage and that 2guage would be over kill so i bought the 4 guage and got a 2 guage. I KNOW IM one LUCKY son of a gun these 2 guage kits are like 120CDN i got for 30 CDN LOL. i have 17FT of wire i just checked this sites power wire rating chart.i WILL NEVER EVER need to buy a new power wire lol this thing is good up to 1600RMS. HAHAHAHHAHAH im so happy.

Alpine Guy

DO you mean a FUSED DISRO BLOCK or just the 80AMP FUSE at less than 2ft from battery? i already got 2 distro blocks.

Nat_87

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Posted: December 30, 2004 at 6:24 PM / IP Logged

Yea he meant a fused distro block. but goin on what you have said i dont see the need, that is if your only runing a single amp. Where as if ur running multi amps i agree with that idea.

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blg748

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Posted: December 30, 2004 at 7:00 PM / IP Logged

well i plan on running the the 2 guage to a distro block then shooting out 2 4 guages to the amps then another 2 4guage ground wires to a distro block then the 2guage to the ground. i was only planning on using the fuse that came with the kit and place it liek 1 ft away from battery its a 80AMP fuse run this wire to the block then have to two 4guages to amps. i didnt know i needed a fused distro block do i really need to get one i already bought a distro tho

Nat_87

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Posted: December 30, 2004 at 7:20 PM / IP Logged

I dont believe it is absolutly nessessary to be using a fused distro block. It all just comes down to how much money you want to spend, and how much power your system uses. I have fused distro blocks in mi install, its not a very big one, but it saves me having to buy them in the future when i upgrade. Also i just wanted to have them in their for a lil added safety, mainly bekoz its my first install and i took all the precausions...

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blg748

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Posted: December 30, 2004 at 7:24 PM / IP Logged

ok so couldnt i just use the distro block and on the 4 guage wires put a ?? amp fuse to them ? what size fuse should i use? that would be same thing as a fused distro block.

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