Posted April 19, 201411 yr Alright guys I'm a total noob when it comes to wiring stuff. This is my first system and I want it done right! Let me tell ya'll what I got. I have Rockford Fosgate 5 and 1/4s all the way around with an Alpine MRV 300 powering them. I just got my Crescendo S1500 to power my Sundown X 12. I also have a Kinetik HC 1200. I have to splice the 0g wire I have going to my amp and run it to my second battery so I got a 0g splicer. I have to go and pick up some 0g ring terminals so I can solder them to the 0g. From there I'm pretty freaking lost right about now! I'm lost as to how to wire my dual 4ohm down to 2ohm. Any help or expertise would be awesome. Thanks guys.
April 19, 201411 yr What do you mean by splice?Generally you run power and ground from front batt to rear batt. And hook your amp to the rear batt.If you have a dual 4 ohm voice coil subwoofer, you need to wire it in parallel to get 2 ohms. Both positives on sub to positive on amp and same for negative to negative.
April 19, 201411 yr Author What do you mean by splice?Generally you run power and ground from front batt to rear batt. And hook your amp to the rear batt.If you have a dual 4 ohm voice coil subwoofer, you need to wire it in parallel to get 2 ohms. Both positives on sub to positive on amp and same for negative to negative.I have to take the 0g wire I have going to the amp powering my mids out and connect another 0g to it so it reaches the second battery.
April 19, 201411 yr What do you mean by splice?Generally you run power and ground from front batt to rear batt. And hook your amp to the rear batt.If you have a dual 4 ohm voice coil subwoofer, you need to wire it in parallel to get 2 ohms. Both positives on sub to positive on amp and same for negative to negative.I have to take the 0g wire I have going to the amp powering my mids out and connect another 0g to it so it reaches the second battery. No. Don't. If the wire isn't long enough get another length of wire. Splices are not a good practice on wire that size and in a circuit that carries this much current. Even a small amount of resistance in the splice connection will lead to heat at the connection point where the resistance exists. That heat can cause a connection failure and that in turn can cause a fire. Wire isn't so expensive that something like this would ever be necessary, ever.
April 20, 201411 yr Author I got it fellas! The 0g was long enough so no need to splice! This system bumps!!!
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.