Lil wiring Job (pic included)
02-04-2008, 07:38 PM
#32
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ya, go and listen to all these guys.
fuse it, its proper and u need it
HAHAHHAHAHHAHAHA
ive never had a fuse and never had a problem, even had a few alts crap out, and charge at 18+ volts, just have a voltmeter, u see it doing anything crazy turn the vehicle off pretty damn simple.
DO NOT USE 4 GAUGE WIRE
to do this properly, fuse it, but if u dont wanna spend the extra on a fuse holder and more fuses, dont bother, it wont make a diffrence, just dont run the wire in a way where it can be punctrued or heated through or anything
fuse it, its proper and u need it
HAHAHHAHAHHAHAHA
ive never had a fuse and never had a problem, even had a few alts crap out, and charge at 18+ volts, just have a voltmeter, u see it doing anything crazy turn the vehicle off pretty damn simple.
DO NOT USE 4 GAUGE WIRE
to do this properly, fuse it, but if u dont wanna spend the extra on a fuse holder and more fuses, dont bother, it wont make a diffrence, just dont run the wire in a way where it can be punctrued or heated through or anything
02-04-2008, 08:03 PM
#33
I just heard an interesting story today about an unfused amp install. Amp was installed in the truck of the guys car. He ran the 4 gauge power from the battery to trunk with no fuses anywhere. He's driving down the highway just coming into a town and the stereo shuts down. He keeps on going because he is almost home when he notices in the rear view mirror this plumb of smoke coming from the rear of the car. He pulls over to check it out, looks under the back of the car, and there is his amp hanging on the emergency brake cables, which were glowing red hot in the dark of night. The amp cooked somehow, shorted itself to ground, heated up like a hotplate set on high, and burnt it's way right through the rusting sheet metal in the trunk, and was suspended by the power wire and e-brake cable under the car. This is why we use fuses in daily drivers, "because can and will happen".
02-04-2008, 08:17 PM
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I just heard an interesting story today about an unfused amp install. Amp was installed in the truck of the guys car. He ran the 4 gauge power from the battery to trunk with no fuses anywhere. He's driving down the highway just coming into a town and the stereo shuts down. He keeps on going because he is almost home when he notices in the rear view mirror this plumb of smoke coming from the rear of the car. He pulls over to check it out, looks under the back of the car, and there is his amp hanging on the emergency brake cables, which were glowing red hot in the dark of night. The amp cooked somehow, shorted itself to ground, heated up like a hotplate set on high, and burnt it's way right through the rusting sheet metal in the trunk, and was suspended by the power wire and e-brake cable under the car. This is why we use fuses in daily drivers, "because can and will happen".
i know, i never said not to fuse the power wire. in a daily driver i always recomend fuseing the power wire, but not the alternator to batterie line, if u run it away from anythignt hat can or will break/short the line, you'll be fine
02-04-2008, 09:52 PM
#36
To supply adequate power to your system as well your vehicle. If you think about it, really what good would it be to run 1/0 or even 4 gauge to power to all your equipment, when in turn it is only being fed by the factory 8 gauge wire? You need the current to travel from the alternator all the way back to the load, which in your case is your stereo system. The factory wired your vehicle to supply adequate power to operate your vehicle and that is all. When you start adding multiple amps and other electrical goodies you must supply the power to feed them, and it must come from the source, thus the need to upgrade from the alternator on back (including the grounds).
02-05-2008, 12:34 AM
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To supply adequate power to your system as well your vehicle. If you think about it, really what good would it be to run 1/0 or even 4 gauge to power to all your equipment, when in turn it is only being fed by the factory 8 gauge wire? You need the current to travel from the alternator all the way back to the load, which in your case is your stereo system. The factory wired your vehicle to supply adequate power to operate your vehicle and that is all. When you start adding multiple amps and other electrical goodies you must supply the power to feed them, and it must come from the source, thus the need to upgrade from the alternator on back (including the grounds).
and ya, use 0 gauge
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