CoritaAlterado Posted October 3, 2011 Report Share Posted October 3, 2011 Sups guys? I'm new to the forums and had a quick question! I recently bought a Soundstream BX-20Z and was wondering if I could hook up 8 gauge wire from my amp to the soundstream processor...instead of bringing wire from the car battery all the way to the truck. My amp is 3,000 watts with 4 gauge wire, would I have to put a fuse on the + wire leading from the amp to the processor? And would I need to use the same wire gauge as the amp or is 8 gauge fine? Thanks in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirill007 Posted October 3, 2011 Report Share Posted October 3, 2011 3000watts with 4guage? What kind of amp is it? Because if it's seriously 3000W RMS then you need 1/0 guage. 8guage should be good enough, but connecting it to a distribution block is a much better way then connecting to your amp. Quote Thinking is the root of all problems... You ALWAYS get what you pay for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoritaAlterado Posted October 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2011 3000watts with 4guage? What kind of amp is it? Because if it's seriously 3000W RMS then you need 1/0 guage. 8guage should be good enough, but connecting it to a distribution block is a much better way then connecting to your amp. Its a power acoustik 2 channel amp hooked up to a 50A fuse at the battery. I have a street wires distribution block that holds 4 fuses but I don't know how or where to hook it up it has 60A and 100A fuses. Thanks for the quick reply! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassJunkie Posted October 3, 2011 Report Share Posted October 3, 2011 You should be fine using 8 gauge from the distribution block to the processor, that is of course you're not having any voltage issues now. Quote 1986 C20 Suburban 9 American Bass XFL 15's B2 M1MKII 14v XS Power Batteries Maxwell Caps Acoustical energy is free. Electrical energy is not you havent lived until you've hit a screw with a router. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoritaAlterado Posted October 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2011 Thanks! How would I connect the distribution block? Andd can I link the remote wire to the processor? Or do I have to run a seperate wire for both the amp and processor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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