Is 4 awg enuf?

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Topic: Is 4 awg enuf?

Posted By: astro88
Subject: Is 4 awg enuf?
Date Posted: November 06, 2004 at 6:45 PM

Well i have just picked up a kicker kx 1200.1 and will be showing it a 2 ohm load for 600w and was wondering if the 4 awg power cable is enuf?

One other q., I found these amps on the web and the power specs are as follows.

600x1@2ohms

1200x1@1 ohm

Now this one ive got must be an older model cause it dosent look like the pics ive been seeing, What i need to know is do all the kx1200.1 amps share these same specs?

Thanx,Mike

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Posted By: furflier
Date Posted: November 06, 2004 at 6:53 PM

yes 4 ga. is big enough for the power you are running. As for the other question I'll let someone else that knows answer.

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Posted By: jeffchilcott
Date Posted: November 06, 2004 at 7:23 PM

depending on the model of the amp, some are stable to 1 ohm some are only stable to 2

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Posted By: Rushman
Date Posted: November 06, 2004 at 7:33 PM

I have the newest kx1200.1 in my truck and have 4 ga. running to it and so far no problems. As far as I know , the kx1200.1 has been the same internaly for the last 2 or 3 years. Ive only seen cosmetic changes.

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Posted By: astro88
Date Posted: November 06, 2004 at 8:48 PM

Thanx for the quick answeres,i have one more

All my fuses are 30A in the block and near the battery,Should i go bigger?

Posted By: stevdart
Date Posted: November 06, 2004 at 9:02 PM

Yes. The fuse in the power wire near the battery should be large enough to let through all the amperage the amplifiers will pull. You can put in a fuse that is rated a little larger than the combined amp fuses. The fuse for the distro block should also be just higher than the amplifier it feeds. Look at the fuses in the amplifier and add them up.

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