Wire Gauges

[troycartertc]

how can i fit a 2 gauge wire into a 4 gauge connector? do i do that simply by trimming it down?

[2000s-10]

could trim it. or spend a few bucks and get 2 gauge connectors

[raytard]

use the search, asked 20 times last week along

stinger reducers

soak it in solder and grind it down to appropriate size

use a distro block

[troycartertc]

how would two gauge wire really help over an 8 gauge wire any way? im actually in the process of converting my system to 2 gauge.

[Decaf]

o geez, the more surface area/small strands the more area there is for the elctricity to "move" since electricity travels on the outside of the conductor (in this case speaker wire)

id only use 8 gauge for ~500w rms or less, 4 guage for 1000w or less... and anything else you should just do 1/0

[troycartertc]

well i currently have 400w rms rockford fosgate amp and 2 325w rms amps 2 gauge to the dist. block then 4 gauge out. i had 8 in 4 out but i changed it to the 2 and got better performance. i figured maybe i could get better performance switching the 4 awg tot 2awg

[Decaf]

i use 8-10gauge for my subs speaker wire

the larger the wire, the less the resistance and the more amperage can flow over a longer distance

"the larger the better"

thats what she said

[troycartertc]

ok thats what i thought jw

[raytard]

http://www.bcae1.com/

not to sound like an ass, but give that site a read next time you have a question like that, it has stuff written out very clearly and correctly, its a good idea to go through it to get a basic understanding of car audio junk in general