Bills Posted November 30, 2008 Report Share Posted November 30, 2008 ya, thats what i was talking about Bills Quote KwB Team DC Audio Midwest captain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noob_On_Droid Posted November 30, 2008 Report Share Posted November 30, 2008 I just upgraded the 1606 to an amp with 0 ga. Yes it can work, but that amp is a little over rated so keep that in mind. With the 4ga grounds make them as short As possible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnaught82 Posted November 30, 2008 Report Share Posted November 30, 2008 Any idea where I could find one? Stinger sells the 0 gauge to 4 gauge reducer Quote Team Deadly Hertz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torres Posted November 30, 2008 Report Share Posted November 30, 2008 Sorry if this is a bit noobish, but lets say I did 1/0 gauge wire with my amp. My amp can only accept 4 gauge wire. If I use a reducer, wouldnt that create a pinch off point and not be as usefull as if i had an amp that can utilize 1/0 gauge wiring? that's exactly what runs through my mind. big big wire...then gets pinched down to a small terminal. like a big 6 inch pipe with a 1 inch opening. you wont get that 6 inch worth. but...bigger wire does allow for less resistance. and with it getting pinched off at the amp instead of starting from the battery, i think you'd still see some sort of improvement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmanson Posted November 30, 2008 Report Share Posted November 30, 2008 using the reducers is a wise choice and if you upgrade amps later you alreayd got the 1/0 Quote 2-DC 15XLM2 D.7s 1-DC 5K amp (1) XS Power D6500(UNDERHOOD) and (1) XS3000(REAR) 3 runs 1/0ga for power and 2 runs of 1/0ga for negative. (2)-RFT165s components, ...... 4 separate 1 inch tweetersRF T600-2(fronts) Punch 450.4(rear) Audiocontrol 3.1. DC power 260amp alternator w/MLA Module Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loganberry Posted November 30, 2008 Report Share Posted November 30, 2008 Stinger sells the 0 gauge to 4 gauge reducer got mine on ebay for cheap, mine are sound quest Quote My F-150 Build GET ON THE BANDWAGON what if they tried messing with the amps when the subs werent louder hahah jk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
00sdime00 Posted November 30, 2008 Report Share Posted November 30, 2008 The amount of voltage drop across the reducer will be negligible compared to trying to pull 120+ amps over 15-20ft of 4ga. That is also assuming you are doing full tilt sine wave burps with this amp...your average current draw with music will be much lower. As previously said using the 1/0 with reducers will save you some work in the long run should you decide to upgrade to a little more power though. My vote is on the 1/0....overkill is not always bad..... Quote A half-wit gave you a piece of his mind, and you held on to it. My Youtube vids...enjoy anythings possible with the right build =] we accept visa and mastercard =] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boon Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 The amount of voltage drop across the reducer will be negligible compared to trying to pull 120+ amps over 15-20ft of 4ga. That is also assuming you are doing full tilt sine wave burps with this amp...your average current draw with music will be much lower. As previously said using the 1/0 with reducers will save you some work in the long run should you decide to upgrade to a little more power though. My vote is on the 1/0....overkill is not always bad..... Exactly - what you're worried about is ohms per meter. The power traces and busses inside your amp are much smaller than 0ga but they still carry a hell of a lot of current. 1 inch of reducer is hardly going to hurt at all. On a side note, depending on the actual thickness of your wire and how many strands it has, you can strip a bit more cable than usual and use a few zip ties to REALLY squash it. My friend got 2 runs of 0ga into a single 0ga terminal by zip-tieing it for hours on end, constantly tightening a little more every half hour or so. Quote 10.x volts fo' life! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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