King.Chus Posted November 27, 2015 Report Share Posted November 27, 2015 So I've been looking around and I've been noticing that wire kits are rated to a certain wattage spec. I am brand new to the big systems as the biggest system I've built and owned was less than 2500 watts. Im looking at doing 10000 watts in subs and around 5000 watts in the other speakers. Is 1/0 gauge going to be sufficient enough even though its only rated at 4000 watts? Or do I end up tripling up on my wiring or what am i going to need to do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broke_Audio_Addict Posted November 27, 2015 Report Share Posted November 27, 2015 Wiring is rated in amps not watts and no one run of 1/0 will not support a true 15k rms system. First and foremost What amps are you planning to run? Quote That being said a lot of people's definition of "music" is a clipped 30 hz sine wave with some 80 IQ knuckle head grunting about committing crimes and his genitals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King.Chus Posted November 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2015 I was planing on running 4 Rockford Fosgate T2500-1bd for the subs and a couple t1000-4ad for the mids and highs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broke_Audio_Addict Posted November 27, 2015 Report Share Posted November 27, 2015 (edited) You do know it's going to take a hell of an electrical system to run that right? We're talking multiple ho Alts, lots of batts, and way more than one run of 1/0. What vehicle are you planning to put this in? Nice choice in gear by the way. Edited November 27, 2015 by Broke_Audio_Addict Quote That being said a lot of people's definition of "music" is a clipped 30 hz sine wave with some 80 IQ knuckle head grunting about committing crimes and his genitals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King.Chus Posted November 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2015 Yea i figured that out after a little research. Been following steve meade for a while now getting ideas from him. But I'm putting it in a 98 durango. I already figured out from XS that I'd probably need around 4 D2700 XS batteries and I'm trying to figure out what i gotta do for alternators from mechman but they haven't responded yet. And now I'm also trying to figure out how to wire it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainStryke Posted November 27, 2015 Report Share Posted November 27, 2015 You have a lot more research ahead of you if you want to run multiple alternators. Since you have shown interest in mechman alternators, i'd recommend directing your questions here: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/forum/139-mechman-alternators-and-12v-accessories/ Doing a search on the forums shows that more than a few members have had similar questions on how to wire up multiple alternators. Just as mentioned before, you need to watch your amp draw, rather than watts. Knuconceptz shows their 1/0 gauge OFC wire is good for 375A draw and their CCA 1/0 gauge is good for 250A draw... Rockford Fosgate shows their 2500-1bd can draw up to 300A @ 13.8V. So you will need at least one run of 1/0 gauge OFC wire to support one 2500-1bd from them. They also recommend at least a 200A alternator for just the one amplifier. With multiple alternators, you are going to be running multiple runs of 1/0 gauge wire to keep up with the amp draw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King.Chus Posted November 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2015 So you're saying I'd need 4 runs of 1/0 run from the engine to the back? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broke_Audio_Addict Posted November 27, 2015 Report Share Posted November 27, 2015 4 positive runs Minimum. Quote That being said a lot of people's definition of "music" is a clipped 30 hz sine wave with some 80 IQ knuckle head grunting about committing crimes and his genitals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King.Chus Posted November 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2015 Alright. So if I were to put 1 of the D2700 batteries in place of the stock and the rest in the back I would still need to run at least 4 wires back? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broke_Audio_Addict Posted November 27, 2015 Report Share Posted November 27, 2015 Yes. You're gonna need more like 5 or 6 d3100's to run that though. At least in my personal opinion. You could probably get away with dual hairpin 6 phase Alts that do 200+ at idle but triples certainly wouldn't be a bad idea. Long story short you're going to spend a fortune on electrical to power this, Hope you got deep pockets. Quote That being said a lot of people's definition of "music" is a clipped 30 hz sine wave with some 80 IQ knuckle head grunting about committing crimes and his genitals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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