I already bought the 4guage amp wiring kit. But what gauge wires do i need to run from the amp to the sub (380watts). Is it just regular speaker wire? Why the difference in wire requirements?
2006-06-07 15:52:53 · 8 answers · asked by altID 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Audio
with only that amount of wattage going to the subs, i would say about an 8-10 gauge wire should work fine
2006-06-07 16:05:20 · answer #1 · answered by alarebel6920012002 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The current passing through the wires will cause the wires to heat up if not sufficient guage. Think of the millions of little electrons pushing and shoving back and forth, all this action causes friction on a molecular level and of course we all know friction equals heat. In a bigger guage wire there is more room for the same number of electons. It's really that simple.
Use as heavy a guage speaker wire that you can. You will have no signal loss and little heat.
2006-06-07 16:03:10 · answer #2 · answered by michael_lovin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When wiring speakers to eachother, 16 gauge is more than fine. You will never as a daily driver need more than 16 gauge.
Also, as a daily driver with only one amp more than 8 gauge wire will not be needed. Remember, the bigger gauge wire you buy the more expensive it is. By alot.
2006-06-07 21:47:15 · answer #3 · answered by Duane G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Regardless of how close the subwoofers are to the amplifier, 12 gauge speaker wire should be plenty. You don't have a significant amount of power going to the subwoofers so you won't have to worry much about signal loss. Just keep it 16 gauge or larger, and you'll be fine.
2006-06-07 18:51:20 · answer #4 · answered by casaudiotc 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just regular speaker wire will do. The Amperage is the reason for wire requirments. Bigger wire for more amps.
2006-06-07 15:55:55 · answer #5 · answered by hanzpoo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the longer the wire has to be, the more guage you need
resistance increases as the wire gets longer and decreases as the wire gets thicker.
so, only make the wires as long as they need to be to reach the speakers, no extra slack
See this table. Generally, car speakers have a 8 ohm load and home speakers have a 4 ohm load. http://www.roger-russell.com/wire/wire.htm#wiretable
2006-06-07 15:55:35 · answer #6 · answered by Chief 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
12 guage is good enough make sure the wires are wired on the right polarity it means poitive to positive negative to negative thats all make sure wires are crimped tightly because alot of air is moving when the system is beeing cranked up
2006-06-07 17:06:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The longer the wire that is run the lower the gage you will need.
A lower gage wire is thicker and let`s current run thru it easier.
2006-06-07 16:01:31 · answer #8 · answered by italianpanther7 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋