Posted August 3, 200916 yr Alright,I plan on running 1100w-1200w RMS to an 18" woofer so I am torn between all 0 Ga wiring or using a 4 Ga amplifier wiring kit. The 4 Ga kit I'm looking at it rated for 1400w but I think 0 Ga would be better. Also, the amplifier I plan on using only has 4 Ga terminals for power and ground - would it be safe to trim down the 0 Ga and put them in 4 Ga terminals if I were to use 0 Ga?Amp is: JBL GTO 1201.1II - 1114w RMS at 2 ohmsWoofer is: IA DR 18" D1Thanks in advance!-John
August 3, 200916 yr Alright,I plan on running 1100w-1200w RMS to an 18" woofer so I am torn between all 0 Ga wiring or using a 4 Ga amplifier wiring kit. The 4 Ga kit I'm looking at it rated for 1400w but I think 0 Ga would be better. Also, the amplifier I plan on using only has 4 Ga terminals for power and ground - would it be safe to trim down the 0 Ga and put them in 4 Ga terminals if I were to use 0 Ga?Amp is: JBL GTO 1201.1II - 1114w RMS at 2 ohmsWoofer is: IA DR 18" D1Thanks in advance!-JohnIMO I'd use 0 gauge, then either trim it at the amp or put a distro block VERY close to amp to step it down to 4. If you decide to use a bigger amp later then you already have your wire and wouldnt have to buy more stuff saving you $ in the long run, plus your wire can never be too big, or @ least thats what she said muhahahaha. seriously tho when it comes to wire there is no such thing as over kill
August 3, 200916 yr Author IMO I'd use 0 gauge, then either trim it at the amp or put a distro block VERY close to amp to step it down to 4. If you decide to use a bigger amp later then you already have your wire and wouldnt have to buy more stuff saving you $ in the long run, plus your wire can never be too big, or @ least thats what she said muhahahaha. seriously tho when it comes to wire there is no such thing as over killI knew that there is no overkill with wire but I wasn't thinking completely. Thank you on the reassurance and the mentioning of a bigger amp later on I totally didn't think about that . Plus, that is very valid, wire it once so I don't have to do it again . Thanks again for the quick response!
August 3, 200916 yr IMO I'd use 0 gauge, then either trim it at the amp or put a distro block VERY close to amp to step it down to 4. If you decide to use a bigger amp later then you already have your wire and wouldnt have to buy more stuff saving you $ in the long run, plus your wire can never be too big, or @ least thats what she said muhahahaha. seriously tho when it comes to wire there is no such thing as over killI knew that there is no overkill with wire but I wasn't thinking completely. Thank you on the reassurance and the mentioning of a bigger amp later on I totally didn't think about that . Plus, that is very valid, wire it once so I don't have to do it again . Thanks again for the quick response!my pleasure, glad I could help out, fig. with an 18 you may want to add power later, GL with the build
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August 6, 200916 yr Go with the zero gauge. Especially if you plan on running another or bigger amps.
August 12, 200916 yr I always go as big as possible and then block it if I need to, it alwas leaves your options open, worst thing is to have to pull old and then re run it in the future
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