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Determine The Right Guage Wire - 9/26/2006 12:47:53 PM    XBlazer01 Posts: 2659 Joined: 1/14/2006 From: Hampstead Maryland Status: offline I've been seeing questions about this lately so I'm deciding to post this up. Big thanks to Shon at ROE for hosting this. _____________________________ Super Moderator From RealmofExcursion.com Post #: 1

RE: Determine The Right Guage Wire - 9/26/2006 1:50:44 PM    jagblazer01 Classifieds Moderator Posts: 2104 Joined: 2/23/2006 Status: offline ooooo nice find _____________________________ 2001 blazer 4wd 4.3L 4 door Prestigious Innovations www.prestigiousinnovations.com (in reply to XBlazer01) Post #: 2

RE: Determine The Right Guage Wire - 2/4/2007 4:28:43 PM    boomtruck97 Posts: 544 Joined: 6/23/2006 Status: offline what if i have more power than displayed on the chart? (in reply to jagblazer01) Post #: 3

RE: Determine The Right Guage Wire - 2/4/2007 4:34:51 PM    Blazin_Jason Posts: 970 Joined: 5/17/2006 From: Van Isl, B.C. Status: offline Multiple runs of 1/0, or step up to 2/0, 4/0. _____________________________ 85 S10 Blazer 4x4, 2 door, undergoing 350 swap, 3" BL, 33''s, will be daily driver. 89 Jimmy 4x4, 2 door, 4.3/auto, 2 saz-1500d''s, 2 15" Fi BL''s, new daily. (in reply to boomtruck97) Post #: 4

RE: Determine The Right Guage Wire - 6/7/2007 1:07:16 AM    BLK85   Posts: 899 Joined: 12/20/2006 Status: offline So the longer the cable the higher Gauge you should use? I didnt know that.  _____________________________ 1999 Blazer 4x4 4 door 1998 Pontiac Firebird Formula-12.64@111mph 2007 Yamaha TTR230 (in reply to Blazin_Jason) Post #: 5

RE: Determine The Right Guage Wire - 10/16/2007 10:47:32 PM    bobditts Posts: 541 Joined: 10/16/2007 Status: offline quote: ORIGINAL: BLK85 So the longer the cable the higher Gauge you should use? I didnt know that.  longer lengths of wire equal more resistance. To counter act the resistance, a larger wire is used. (in reply to BLK85) Post #: 6

RE: Determine The Right Guage Wire - 3/20/2008 6:51:41 PM    tjbmxrider   Posts: 45 Joined: 3/19/2008 Status: offline is it better to get a bigger gauge? just because u can? (in reply to bobditts) Post #: 7

RE: Determine The Right Guage Wire - 3/20/2008 7:21:10 PM    hillbillyinOhio Posts: 2880 Status: offline always good to get bigger cable if you plan on upgrading in the future.  get as big as you can afford. _____________________________ MECP Master Installer 2007 Chevy Silverado Ext cab system to be determined 155.6 Best on the TermLab (in reply to tjbmxrider) Post #: 8

RE: Determine The Right Guage Wire - 7/19/2008 10:52:12 AM    NVANZEE Posts: 129 Joined: 1/13/2008 From: Grand Rapids, Michigan Status: offline so for my amp do i go by the total watts or the rms _____________________________ 99 2 Door 4x4 31x10.50 BFG A/T''s clear corners 2 12" 1300 watt Sony Xplod subs 1200 watt sony amp (in reply to hillbillyinOhio) Post #: 9

RE: Determine The Right Guage Wire - 7/19/2008 1:10:57 PM    hillbillyinOhio Posts: 2880 Status: offline total rms of the system. _____________________________ MECP Master Installer 2007 Chevy Silverado Ext cab system to be determined 155.6 Best on the TermLab (in reply to NVANZEE) Post #: 10

RE: Determine The Right Guage Wire - 7/19/2008 1:23:23 PM    bobditts Posts: 541 Joined: 10/16/2007 Status: offline you dont want to use the RMS when calculating for wire length, you want to use the total maximum. (in reply to hillbillyinOhio) Post #: 11

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