what guage of wire would i need to power a 500 W RMS mono bass amp?
2006-08-07 02:18:22 · 7 answers · asked by ekimollidrac 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Audio
no less then 8 ga, but i would go with 4 just to be safe. also go with 4 cause later you might want to upgrade your amp.
2006-08-07 03:34:04 · answer #1 · answered by JimL 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
10 guage would work fine, but if you want you can use 8 or bigger. no matter what size wire you use, your real size is going to be the little connection to the amp. you cant make that any bigger.
2006-08-07 12:03:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Total up the number of (amps on the) fuses of the amplifiers at the end of the cable and....
http://www.crutchfieldadvisor.com/ISEO-rgbtcspd/learningcenter/car/cable_gauge_chart.html
2006-08-07 10:58:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i woulkd just put the largest your amp can take , probably 4 guage
2006-08-07 12:21:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
8AWG. Anything bigger is overkill. You can actually get away with 10, but I believe 8 is more common and easier to get a hold of.
2006-08-07 17:45:26 · answer #5 · answered by Ricky 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
big, long, fat, and colorful-with a fuse on the end....lol.....the first guy is correct....
2006-08-07 22:43:15 · answer #6 · answered by Ricknows 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
0 GAUGE!!! YEA!!! MONSTER WIRES!!
2006-08-07 12:07:11 · answer #7 · answered by Evaluate 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋