Hi room!
Got a question. I have 2 amps installed. a 4 ch. which needs 8ga. wire and a 2 channel which asks for 4 ga. wire. the 2 channel is only pushing 2 - 6.5 pioneers and the 4 channel is pushing 4 - 6.5 infinity's open air with no enclosures, so these don't need much power they only get 65 watts per. The question is...I have a 4ga. supply going to the more powerful 2ch. and I would like to know if there is really any reason I can't connect 6" long leads to the 4 channel amp directly from the posts on the 2 channel amp? How would that differ from installing 2 distribution blocks 6" away? It seams that I would be better off than cutting the wires and sticking them in the splitters. Batteries are connected like this all of the time and it doesn't make sense that pulling the lowe powered amp of the larger on should make any difference. Any help in thos matter would be greatly appreciated. By the way this is in my Wakeboard boat so metel issues don't exist. The wires are all very well protected. Any info would sure help in my decision. Thanks Guys
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uochronos on 09/2/2004 03:14:27
good question we well need to know specs on the amps to be for certain if this well hurt or not. certainly its not the best way but not always bad.
this is how it differs from a distro block. you say 1 amp requirs a 4 guage and the others require a 8 guage right? lets say one amp has to have a 4 and the other has to have at least a 8... right then logicaly you would run a 2gauge to the distro block and run a 4 and a 8 from there?
see you would need a bigger gauge then either other amp running to the distro block. assuming both amps are under the amps a 4 gauge wire can handle this well work. but if both amplifiers together pull more then a 4 guage wire can handle you well have problems.
i hope this made since it is a bit confuseing.
Got a question. I have 2 amps installed. a 4 ch. which needs 8ga. wire and a 2 channel which asks for 4 ga. wire. the 2 channel is only pushing 2 - 6.5 pioneers and the 4 channel is pushing 4 - 6.5 infinity's open air with no enclosures, so these don't need much power they only get 65 watts per. The question is...I have a 4ga. supply going to the more powerful 2ch. and I would like to know if there is really any reason I can't connect 6" long leads to the 4 channel amp directly from the posts on the 2 channel amp? How would that differ from installing 2 distribution blocks 6" away? It seams that I would be better off than cutting the wires and sticking them in the splitters. Batteries are connected like this all of the time and it doesn't make sense that pulling the lowe powered amp of the larger on should make any difference. Any help in thos matter would be greatly appreciated. By the way this is in my Wakeboard boat so metel issues don't exist. The wires are all very well protected. Any info would sure help in my decision. Thanks Guys
Replies (1)
uochronos on 09/2/2004 03:14:27
good question we well need to know specs on the amps to be for certain if this well hurt or not. certainly its not the best way but not always bad.
this is how it differs from a distro block. you say 1 amp requirs a 4 guage and the others require a 8 guage right? lets say one amp has to have a 4 and the other has to have at least a 8... right then logicaly you would run a 2gauge to the distro block and run a 4 and a 8 from there?
see you would need a bigger gauge then either other amp running to the distro block. assuming both amps are under the amps a 4 gauge wire can handle this well work. but if both amplifiers together pull more then a 4 guage wire can handle you well have problems.
i hope this made since it is a bit confuseing.
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