4 gauge vs 0 gauge....????? honest...

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Topic: 4 gauge vs 0 gauge....????? honest...

lil john
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ok say you have a 9 -1500 watt amps...
for daily groundpounding.. / demo...bassrace..
would 0 gauge power wire on each amp make that big of a differance ???
i had the same amps lasttime with 4 gauge and this time i used 0 gauge.. couldnt tell the differance.. ( besides it was way more money for o gauge )... was it a waste ?? i have to redo it again.. need all new wire.. will 4 gauge work again ??
how much will 4 gauge wire hold ??

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Wanna-B-Basshead
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how long are the runs?
do you have a battery in the back?

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PioneerSaturn
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I would say every little bit you can do is a help...Id go as big as you can to make your electrical as good as it can be

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TeamSubGoPoof
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If the runs are just 4/5' long each I'd think 4 gauge would be fine with those 1500ds.

You are running 12 volts right? And those 1500s have what kind of current draw on them? 125-150 amps?

4 Gauge would be fine IMO...but like already stated you don't want to try to pull 150 amps through 20 ft of 4 gauge

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lil john
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the runns are 4-5 or less feet all 12 volts.. and the amps have 200 amp fuses....

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Crazyjoker2
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I gained a volt at the amp by running a ground from the battery. that was only with a memphis 500d. my spl didnt change but it didn't get as warm.

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