[may03LT]

Hey I wondering if anyone is using any kind of terminal for the power and ground inputs as opposed to sliding the wire in them. ATM I have the wires slid in them, and they are secure, but I was just wondering what everyone else is doing....damn i hope that made sense lol

tia

[gotFI?]

nope, i just slide it right in.

[pstone11]

All mine are slid in there - no reason to spend cash on a terminal stud when it works just fine the normal way...

[David]

I agree with pat 100% why spend extra cash when not needed.

[00sdime00]

The ends are tinned and then slid in on mine....I find it gives the set screw a little more to "bite" into

[B slaps yo mama]

may03LT, on Nov 24 2008, 05:17 PM, said:

Hey I wondering if anyone is using any kind of terminal for the power and ground inputs as opposed to sliding the wire in them. ATM I have the wires slid in them, and they are secure, but I was just wondering what everyone else is doing....damn i hope that made sense lol

tia

if your so worried about the wire sliding out. saughter ( sp? ) the wire up and grind it down to fit. alot less cash just a little extra time.

[Bass4Lyfe]

I actually have a similar question. When these amps produce 5k (like mine will) I am running 2 positive runs and 2 negative runs from the front of the car (to the rear batteries)

how do I get both wires into the amp when it only has one terminal?

stupid question

[E a r t h]

Nothing better than direct wire connection imo

[Bass4Lyfe]

do you guys see what i'm saying? like if someone said" I have 3 runs to the trunk of positive 1/0" how would you connect that to your amp?

thanks

[roscoe1129]

bass4lyfe I would suggest a distro/buss bar set up then where you can take the multiple runs into 1 run

[Bass4Lyfe]

you're saying run X amoutn of runs from the batteries (>1) and then to a bussbar, from there only 1 run of 1/0 goes to your amplifier? wouldn't this defeat the purpose of running the multiple runs?

Sorry me a newb

[gotFI?]

roscoe1129, on Nov 24 2008, 04:53 PM, said:

bass4lyfe I would suggest a distro/buss bar set up then where you can take the multiple runs into 1 run

very true, or link all 3 batts together and only have 1 pos going to the amp from your rear batts.

[roscoe1129]

Typically the pupose of multiple runs is in the case of rear batteries and your taking only as much current to the rear batteries as your wire will allow. Then you have one run from the rear batteries to the amp.

[wL<3bass]

Yeh but I think hes meaning....1/0 isn't good for over 350amps. From rear batteries -> amps.

This post has been edited by wL<3bass: 24 November 2008 - 06:00 PM

[team ssc Dan]

They use a buss bar!!!!

I will tell you the best way to connect it, listen up this is one, most have not seen.
On the bottom fuse bolt take it out and get a longer one. Hook the second positive up there.

Shhhh, don't be tellin everyone!

[Bass4Lyfe]

absolutely correct wl<3bass

i mean, what about the stetstom 10ks ... surely 1 run of 1/0 isn't enough for them? or do they have 4/0 or multiple 1/0 terminals?

[wL<3bass]

Bass4Lyfe, on Nov 24 2008, 08:01 PM, said:

absolutely correct wl<3bass

i mean, what about the stetstom 10ks ... surely 1 run of 1/0 isn't enough for them? or do they have 4/0 or multiple 1/0 terminals?

Why not just get a short run of 2/0? Two runs of 1/0 to the back and a run of 2/0 from the rear batteries -> amp.

[Bass4Lyfe]

prob wouldn't fit in the amp (the 1/0 i use barely fits) and shouldn't ALL runs of pwr/ground be EQUAL ino your car? not sure about that one, sorry if i'm mistaken

[98HOEONSIXEZ]

surely if the amp is a true 5k it would have 2 +'s and 2 -"s to deal with the current draw it SHOULD be pulling

[98HOEONSIXEZ]

Bass4Lyfe, on Nov 24 2008, 07:07 PM, said:

prob wouldn't fit in the amp (the 1/0 i use barely fits) and shouldn't ALL runs of pwr/ground be EQUAL ino your car? not sure about that one, sorry if i'm mistaken

what if you ran the 00gauge from the rear batteries to the amp and just shave the end down in little increments at a time until it would fit into the amp?