the talon i just picked up is prewired for me with 0ga wire....went to put in amp today and ran into a little problem. how the hell do i hook a 0ga ring terminal to my amp which requires only small connectors??
#10492, "RE: Ring Terminal" In response to Reply # 0
0ga doesn't mean crap if you don't need it man. How many amps are you running? What kind of wattage? If your amp has a 1/4" blade connector for power it takes 8ga wire, if it has a 1/2" blade connector it takes 4ga.
You're gonna have to take that 0ga to a distribution block and go from that block to your amps. But I bet that 0ga is just a waste of wire, probably can run what you have off 4ga.
#10493, "RE: Ring Terminal" In response to Reply # 1
agreed...i dont know of an amp that can connect to 0ga power wire. its meant to be fed into a block, and smaller wires run to your amps. my buddy in school had 0ga power wire...and he was running 4 amps, 4 12" subs, and was also amplifying all this in dash speakers. but still, he had a block to split everything off. if you dont have a big system (more than 3 subs) i would just replace everything with 4ga or something...cuz that is severe overkill on an ordinary system.
#10503, "RE: Ring Terminal" In response to Reply # 2
I would either split it like said above or rewire the correct gauge. I don't know if I would trust someone else's work after seeing how bad people mess stuff up when it comes to doing installs.
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#10504, "RE: Ring Terminal" In response to Reply # 3
i agree, i definitely dont need anything close to 0ga wire....10ga is good for what I need. I checked the wiring right from the battery back to the trunk and it all looked good. So i put the 0ga into a distribution block down with my spare tire and ran 10ga from there to the amp.
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