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Enthusiast ![]() Joined Dec 23, '07 From Calgary, AB Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) ![]() |
Looked around a little bit, couldn't find anything. Just a simple question, is it alright if I use 4 gauge terminals with 4 gauge wiring? I know it sounds like a dumb question, but just to be safe should I buy higher gauge terminals to make sure I'm getting full power to my subs?
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it refers to size 1ga is bigger than 4ga in size
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Enthusiast ![]() Joined Dec 14, '07 From yorktown Va. Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) ![]() |
it all comes down to how much power you are running and what brand of wire you are buying(because of strand count)
so tells us how much power how long of a run of wire, and someone can better tell you what ga wire to use for anything over 1200 watts or 130 amps i would suggest 1/0ga wire andthing less and i would be fine with 4ga |
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Enthusiast ![]() Joined Dec 23, '07 From Calgary, AB Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) ![]() |
QUOTE(soven @ Dec 25, 2007 - 11:56 PM) [snapback]625718[/snapback] it refers to size 1ga is bigger than 4ga in size Ahh ok, I didn't know that haha. Learn something new everytime I look at something on this site lol. Thanks ![]() QUOTE(itssteve @ Dec 26, 2007 - 1:55 AM) [snapback]625737[/snapback] it all comes down to how much power you are running and what brand of wire you are buying(because of strand count) so tells us how much power how long of a run of wire, and someone can better tell you what ga wire to use for anything over 1200 watts or 130 amps i would suggest 1/0ga wire andthing less and i would be fine with 4ga I'm pretty sure it's less than 1200 watts. Thing is, I already had everything in before. I had to take everything out because I went on vacation and needed trunk space, but when I was pulling the wire through one of the holes it got stuck because of the terminal on the end so I had to cut it off. I need to replace that terminal with a new one but I don't know if the other one that I cut off was 4ga ![]() |
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![]() Enthusiast ![]() ![]() Joined Jan 22, '04 From WA, Australia Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) ![]() |
4ga is just the size of the wire and terminal. Unless your talking about the quality of the gear, there's no such thing as a 4ga terminal being 'good enough' for the wiring, because it's referring to size.
If you have 4ga wire, you put a 4ga (or larger, to a point) terminal on the end of it. Look at the size of the wire, if the 4ga terminal fits, all good! |
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Enthusiast ![]() Joined Dec 23, '07 From Calgary, AB Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) ![]() |
QUOTE(ShadowFX @ Dec 26, 2007 - 10:16 PM) [snapback]625888[/snapback] 4ga is just the size of the wire and terminal. Unless your talking about the quality of the gear, there's no such thing as a 4ga terminal being 'good enough' for the wiring, because it's referring to size. If you have 4ga wire, you put a 4ga (or larger, to a point) terminal on the end of it. Look at the size of the wire, if the 4ga terminal fits, all good! Sweet thanks a ton! |
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