would 4 gauge or 8 gauge work better with this??
299204
Good question.... I asked the same and 8 guage is sufficient, 4 is overkill
299205
I used an 8 gauge wire and it worked fine for me. Just make sure that it is actually 8 gauge of wire, a lot of the time wire gauge is falsely advertised.
1563685
Here, check this out. 8 gauge and 4 gauge are correct, depending on the distance the amplifier is from the battery. The closer it will be, the less resistance created, thus you can use smaller wire. Also, like others said, the terminals are 8ga on the amp, but you can also use adapters to go from 4ga wire to 8ga terminals. Stinger makes some nice terminals like this that I am using on my setup.http://www.crutchfield.com/S-81IQYmtv6S3/learn/learningcenter/car/cable_gauge_chart.html
90927
I used a cheap Boss set that I also got on Amazon for around $11. I believe it was 8 Gauge.
932632
With out getting too technical 12 agw is best 14agw will do and pass on 16agw. For the tech stuff see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_wire_gaugeHope this helps.
434839
The technical answer depends on the distance from your battery to your amp. As long as it is less than 15 feet of wire (quite likely, unless you are installing it in the rear end of a Suburban - then it's dodgy), 8 gauge is plenty to give you less than a 3% voltage drop. From 15-30 feet, you should use 6 gauge. 4 gauge is really overkill unless you are in the 30-50 foot range, which you'd never come close to, unless you're installing this in a motor home, and even then you wouldn't hit 30 feet unless you're installing it on the opposite end of the vehicle from where the battery is.
1345585
I would think so. Most of these bolt cutters are designed to cut through much harder material than copper. I can cut 8 gauge copper with my side cutters (if I really work at it), these things have much higher mechanical advantage and should slide right through that kind of material. I have the 18" version, they would cut through copper like it wasn't there.
1493162
I honestly don't know, I used this kit for a low end system. (120 watts powered sub/amp combo) The way I see it... the higher the wattage, the lower the gauge. 4 gauge would be better.
35587
the whole block is rated at 100 amps, so the wire gauge and fuse you use should be determined by the load you want to put on the block (up to 100 amps) and the length of the wire run to the battery from the block. 8 gauge would be adequate for a short run, 4 gauge for a longer run up to 20 feet or so.
1188280
I Binged the question and found the answer, I would use the 16 gauge wire, especially if you putting the time into making them. I hope that this answers your question.
1997697
18 gauge. Don't know why people answer with guesses. It's like guessing a fuse is 15 amps when it's really only 8 amps. Huge difference between 14 gauge and 18 gauge.
619875
don't know why but if you want to use something like more than 700watt i recommended you use both of them, because 1 wire might get hot and burn, i just dont know why they don't give 4 gauge wire with this unite.
1867608
*8 gage is too big and overkilled.I use 12 gage cable on the advise of Clutchfield.Awesome amp.
1522655
As Mike answered it does depend on the length of the wire run, however, I do not agree with his stated lengths though and using 12 gauge is asking for a fire. I do believe the instructions tell you to use 10 gauge so I would use that as a minimum...if you are running a very long run (like over 25 feet), I would definitely use 8 gauge minimum. I have the exact heater in my garage and I used 10-2 copper (Cerro-wire I believe) from a 30a abandoned breaker in my panel from my basement all the way into my attached garage (about 20 ft).
2098144
18 gauge wire is what we used and it works just perfect. Hope this helps you with your decision.
1096237
Any 4 Gauge amp kit. 0 Gauge will not fit 8 gauge is WAY too small for the amount of power this amp outs out at 1ohm and you could start a fire if you push it too hard.
1505162
Go solid - much easier to work with in tight places. The gauge needed depends on current flow requirements, but 22-24ga is common.
1746312
I would go with, again if it were me, probably a 10 gauge maybe even an 8 gauge monster cable. That's actually what it's called., but sounds great, no resistance whatsoever. Thanks Tim