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6264, What size wire and where do I connect it?
Posted by invaznGST, May-30-03 04:18 PM
Ok. I just bought a 10" kicker solobaric sub in a box and i bought a 360w rocksford fosgate amp..now my question is.. what size gauge should i use to connect my amp up to my sub? I'm thinking around 4 gauge is this correct? Also, my sub box has 2 connections..positive and negative.. now.. my amp however..has 4 connections..
LEFT+ LEFT- RIGHT+ RIGHT-
My friend said with 1 sub i should hook it up mono..he said since my sub box has 2 connections (positive,negative) to hook it up as follows..positive go to LEFT+ and negative go to RIGHT-..so LEFT- and RIGHT+ don't have anything plugged in..is this correct..i dont want to blow anything.. Thanks..
EDIT. oh yeah one more thing.. for you eclipse owners..since my friend has a honda i couldn't ask him..how did you guys run the wire to your headunit and your battery? like i know it goes under carpet and stuff..but could someone explain it to me? I want to hide my wires when I hook up my system and I dont know how/where to put the wires. Tthanks..
points to anyone that is kind enough to help me :)
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6265, RE: What size wire and where do I connect it?
Posted by 808dsmtuner, May-30-03 07:31 PM
easy answer k the positive for the amp should just run through the firewall from the battery to the positive there should be a grommet or you can just do what i did and make a hole. the negative of the amp just goes to the chassis of the car(make sure you sand so you can see a lil metal) the remote of the amp goes to the head unit remote power the sub is going to be wired like this
------------ __________
AMP ->>>>>>>>>>>>>-I I
+ I I
I SUB I
- I I
+>>>>>>>>>>>>>+I_________I
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get the point its called bridged where you run most of the power of the amp to the speakers and 12 or 14 gauge speaker wire is good enough
8 gauge wire is plenty for only a 360watt
to hook the deck up just use the factory plugs and get a light tester or multimeter
peace out
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6266, RE: What size wire and where do I connect it?
Posted by 808dsmtuner, May-30-03 07:33 PM
shit picture didnt come out and i took so long to draw it grrrr
and way your amp is going to be like -+-+ just hook up the negative of one channel to the sub - and the positive of the other channel to the subs + if you dont understand ill try to draw another picture
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6270, RE: What size wire and where do I connect it?
Posted by invaznGST, May-30-03 07:59 PM
yeah i figured it all out..thanks man.. points for you
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