I dont get it?

[NewToTheGrounds 10+ year member]

I have a question i have an amp and where everything connects to the amp like +power -GND and my out puts to my subs there all little screw down clamps that would fit about a 10gage wire the thing is my power wire is 0gage and to hook it up to my amp ive had to file it down and split it to fit it into where it goes on the amp. I mean i cant run a 10gage wire for my power line lol why did they make this point where i connect it to the amp for the - and + so small ive looked at some of my friends amps and some of them have the same deal.

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[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

what amp is? usually a sub amp would have bigger inputs then 10 gauge. you must of really reduced that 1/0 gauge then

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

What amplifier are we talking about here?

I have a feeling you are talking about the barrier-strip type connections, where you are supposed to use a ring terminal on the wire.

 

[NewToTheGrounds 10+ year member]

600 watt sony xplode is what i have and my buddy has a 700 watt soundstorm he has the same hook up as mine

lol ya i have 0gage for my + and - had to sit there with a file for awhile to get it down

 

[DemonBoy 10+ year member]

You could also get a distribution block that breaks the 1/0 down to 8 ga. size. I run 1/0 gauge and the dist. block breaks it into two 8 gauge cables with fuses.

The dist. blocks can usually be picked up for less than $30.

 

[NewToTheGrounds 10+ year member]

u dont have any problems running ur system on an 8 gage wire, thats not to sall or anything?

 

[theCybe 5,000+ posts]

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[DemonBoy 10+ year member]

I've always run 8 gauge to my amps after being split from a larger gauge (2 gauge on my last setup) and never had an issue.

This is the block that I'm running right now :

The larger gauge goes in one side, then through the fuses, then 2 8 gauge come out the other side.

 

[NewToTheGrounds 10+ year member]

oh ok thats cool i always thought if u run like an 8gage ur "******* golf balls through a garden" hose kinda thing or the wires might heat up

 

[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

oh ok thats cool i always thought if u run like an 8gage ur "******* golf balls through a garden" hose kinda thing or the wires might heat up

You wouldn't want to run a massive output amplifier off of 8awg cable but it can work fine providing that the current that the amp would be trying to draw through it isn't more than it is capable of supplying.

Both my monoblock and my 4ch amps are powered by 8awg coming off of distribution blocks (though both 8awg runs are less than 1.5 feet long) and as of yet it hasn't caused any problems. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[theCybe 5,000+ posts]

It has a bit to do with the length of the cable, as well;

http://72.14.207.104/search?q=cache:Rlhf0Oo22g0J:www.iitaudio.com/PowercableCalc.htm+AWG+wattage+calculator&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=5

 

[DemonBoy 10+ year member]

It has a bit to do with the length of the cable, as well;
http://72.14.207.104/search?q=cache:Rlhf0Oo22g0J:www.iitaudio.com/PowercableCalc.htm+AWG+wattage+calculator&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=5

Absolutely , forgot about that part. Both of my 8 ga. runs are no more than 12 inches from the dist. block.

 

[Trancer 10+ year member]

For that Xplod amp, you dont need to run anything below 8 guage.

Those amps dont put out what you think they do.

600 watt Sony Xplod amp puts out around 200 watts total rms, if that

 

[NewToTheGrounds 10+ year member]

cool, thanx alot everyone eho answered ill go to an audio shop see if i can get one of those blocks or just ruun sum 8gage thanks for all the help //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[Trancer 10+ year member]

I suggest buying a new amp while you are there. But thats just from my pervious experiences from going through 3 of them and a couple of my friends going through 2 of them. Ah the good ole days as a youngin. Hell they were free... wonder why