Dual Power and ground inputs?

[Bowser91]

i have been looking at some higher watt amps like the aq3500 and the dat2500. could someone explain the purpose of the dual power and grounds to me please? is it just like less resistance? and as far as wiring it up I'm lost about what needs fused if your using multiple batteries and one amp with dual inputs

[big dee]

i have been looking at some higher watt amps like the aq3500 and the dat2500. could someone explain the purpose of the dual power and grounds to me please? is it just like less resistance? and as far as wiring it up I'm lost about what needs fused if your using multiple batteries and one amp with dual inputs

i seen a few like that to . i would like to know that one to. may be its to chain two together ? but that dont make sense to me . but i like the idea of having two powers and grounds. like you said less resistance and more amps if you got good elc system . and i would have fuses on both .

Edited April 29, 2010 by big dee

[Red-navi-916]

i have been looking at some higher watt amps like the aq3500 and the dat2500. could someone explain the purpose of the dual power and grounds to me please?

well the amp has to make power some how.

[Boon]

Maximum you should really pull over a single run of 0 gauge is about 300A (unless it's 2ft long from a battery bank, then you're good for maybe 5-600A)

So if the amp is gonna pull 350-400A at full tilt it makes sense to have dual power and ground.

The amp will run without both connected - on 99% of amps they're internally paralleled.

[Bowser91]

well the amp has to make power some how.

nuh uh really? i thought the used solar power now, wow were have i been .. obviously i know that i mean why do some use dual and like like kicker 2500 only use one?

[97SSBlazer]

Maximum you should really pull over a single run of 0 gauge is about 300A (unless it's 2ft long from a battery bank, then you're good for maybe 5-600A)

So if the amp is gonna pull 350-400A at full tilt it makes sense to have dual power and ground.

The amp will run without both connected - on 99% of amps they're internally paralleled.

EXACTLY

[big dee]

Maximum you should really pull over a single run of 0 gauge is about 300A (unless it's 2ft long from a battery bank, then you're good for maybe 5-600A)

So if the amp is gonna pull 350-400A at full tilt it makes sense to have dual power and ground.

The amp will run without both connected - on 99% of amps they're internally paralleled.

sounds good to me thanks. so if it has two connects on the power and ground its best to use both?

[97SSBlazer]

sounds good to me thanks. so if it has two connects on the power and ground its best to use both?

YES both fused!

[Red-navi-916]

nuh uh really? i thought the used solar power now, wow were have i been .. obviously i know that i mean why do some use dual and like like kicker 2500 only use one?

because kicker rates their stuff off of max and not RMS, and that is a 2500 no need for a double look at sundown 3k. its only one ground one power,

for example AQ 3500.1 does 4300watts rms at 14v of course but it, imo i dont think it would be doing that with out double - and+

[Bowser91]

YES both fused!

soo like this i would guess, and is it better to run all the grounds to there own spot?