I will be running a PPI 2600 at 600 Watts for the front stage and a Rockford Fosgate 800.2 at 800 watts for the 2 12" Subs. This comes out to 233.33 Amps of Current Draw... This is way off the only chart I have.

Will I be safe running 2 gauge to the back and then 4 gauge to each amp from a distribution block? Or do I have to use 1/0 wire from the battery?

All help is appreciated,
Dan

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Daniel Galley
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i may be wrong, but my opinion would be 4 to distrobution then 8 to the amps...
MAYBE id run 4 to the Fosgate amp...jus keep all ground wires the same as power...


[This message has been edited by KlayBuRn (edited September 10, 2001).]

 

Well, you'll never actually use 233 amps, because the sub amp will be the only major draw. 2AWG will not be sufficient. You'll need 0 gauge to a distribution, and if the run is short enough, 4AWG from the dist. block to the amps. Start with a 100 amp breaker, and if you keep popping it, step up to a 150.

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The run from the Block should be at most 1.5 feet.. the amps are situated right behind the seats and so will the block. You suggest 2AWG from the block? I don't want to skimp it if it's close...

Also, do you guys know a place to get good wire (RCA, power, speaker)? Cheap, of course!



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try www.partsexpress.com or www.mcmelectronics.com



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stupid double post

[This message has been edited by matthew (edited September 10, 2001).]

 

The biggest problem with the dist. block is that if it'll even accept 2AWG on the outputs, you're not going to be able to find a big enough fuse for the amp. I ran into this problem with my stuff. I've got 2AWG to my dist block, then had 4AWG from the dist block to my ZR600, but the biggest fuse I could find was an 80 amp, which I blew very quickly. I finally used 2 outputs from the dist. block and ran dual 8AWG wires to the amp, each with a 50 amp fuse. So far so good, but I'm planning to reposition everything so that the wire length is shorter.

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guys... i think i might be screwed.....


i ran 2Gauge to 200Amp circuit breaker, then 2 to the distribution block, each with a 100 amp fuse to each amp, one amp, a jl audio 300/4 and the other a fosgate 800a2...

is this right or do i have to redo?

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