What guage wire?
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What guage wire?
Its it wise to go to a larger guage wire so that I can power an amplifier as well as other goodies such as CBs, gps and such off the same battery wire. I wiring in a 400 watt amp, and was going to run an 8 guage wire to in but I though about running a 4 guage wire and then also power other items from the same wire.
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From: Central Cal
I'd agree-
especially if you tend to run full bore for long periods, then you should go with a heavier gauge. And if you want to use the power conductor as a feed to distribute to several devices, then I would reccomend that you install the #4. You can run the #4 to a distribution block- they make standard car stereo ones that are about $20 or so and have various splits like a 1 in/ 4 out, etc. These are cigarette pack sized insulated metal blocks that you mount near your equipment; they have a large lug to land your feeder (in) cable, and anywhere from 2 to 4 or more smaller lugs to land your branch circuit (out) wires. Keep in mind that the feed cable should be fused very close to the battery connection.
mct
especially if you tend to run full bore for long periods, then you should go with a heavier gauge. And if you want to use the power conductor as a feed to distribute to several devices, then I would reccomend that you install the #4. You can run the #4 to a distribution block- they make standard car stereo ones that are about $20 or so and have various splits like a 1 in/ 4 out, etc. These are cigarette pack sized insulated metal blocks that you mount near your equipment; they have a large lug to land your feeder (in) cable, and anywhere from 2 to 4 or more smaller lugs to land your branch circuit (out) wires. Keep in mind that the feed cable should be fused very close to the battery connection.
mct
