2 gage wire.
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Printed Date: July 07, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Topic: 2 gage wire.
Posted By: southside
Subject: 2 gage wire.
Date Posted: April 14, 2004 at 3:38 PM
i just got a rockfordfosgate 1501 bd amp. it says recommended wire 4 gage. people on here are telling me to get 2 gauge. my question is will 2 gauge fitit says "an recommend up to a 4 awg" what does that mean? an will a 2 gauge fit?
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southsider
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Posted By: kickerstang
Date Posted: April 14, 2004 at 4:01 PM
that means that the amp terminals will accept 4 gauge wire and that it recommends 4 gauge because of the amount of amps you are going to be pulling with that amplifier. the more amps you pull the bigger your wire should be
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what!?!?! you want some??
Posted By: southside
Date Posted: April 14, 2004 at 4:05 PM
so should i get a 4 gauge or go with 2 gauge. or will the 2 gauge over heat an be to mauch for this amp? what would u suggest?
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southsider
Posted By: southside
Date Posted: April 14, 2004 at 5:38 PM
anyone else. i just want this to get as much power as it can handle .
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southsider
Posted By: pureRF
Date Posted: April 14, 2004 at 6:17 PM
a 2 gauge will not make a heat diff. so if u can fit it then you can.
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dream it, build it, fiberglass it
Posted By: aggie altima
Date Posted: April 14, 2004 at 6:51 PM
2 guage will not "deliver" more current, it can just handle more current than 4 guage. so if you draw the same current through both wires, the 2 guage will deliver more efficiently(with less heat as well). Think of a garden hose and a fire hose, if you put the same amount of water through both, the water would flow better through the fire hose since it's thicker.
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Jon
Don't like rockford subs? Then don't look at my car =)
Posted By: Ketel22
Date Posted: April 14, 2004 at 7:50 PM
with that amp 4 ga is more than enough for almost any car you can get.
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