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Old Aug 8, 2002 | 10:55 PM
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20 feet 4 guage wire, 4 guage in/8 guage out Dblock, one 150amp mega fuse, and RCA cable?
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Old Aug 8, 2002 | 11:16 PM
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4 guage wire $.99/ft
d-block $10
150amp fuse $5-10
RCA $30+

that is a huge fuse btw. what amps are you planning to run, and how many amps can your alternator dish out?
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Old Aug 8, 2002 | 11:25 PM
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i will be running two amps, one is 400x1 rms at 2ohm for the subs and the other is 4ohm stereo 70x2 rms. the alternator is stock, and i don't know how much amps it can put out
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Old Aug 9, 2002 | 05:35 AM
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I would drop that fuse rating down to 60-80amps
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Old Aug 9, 2002 | 06:27 AM
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when you said 150 amp fuse, i was expecting you to say at least 1000 watts total. i would definatly drop that fuse unless your planning on adding a huge amp later on.
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Old Aug 9, 2002 | 06:28 AM
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in addition to my last post: im running a single amp at just about 1000 watts to my subs, with a fuse size of only 80 amps.
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Old Aug 9, 2002 | 07:03 AM
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that fuse will be wayyy too thick. take a look at both amps, take a look at their onboard fuses, add them up. that should be the fuse size at the battery.

even if you are getting a bigger amp in the future, get the right fuse now, and replace it later.
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Old Aug 9, 2002 | 07:05 AM
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150 amp fuse!! sheesh definately do what will said. look at the amp's fuse ratings
also 150 comes in a fuse? i would think u would need a circuit breaker for that size
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Old Aug 9, 2002 | 07:13 AM
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ANL fuses go up to 300 c/b's only go up to 150A.
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Old Aug 9, 2002 | 08:00 AM
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Originally posted by smokedogg
in addition to my last post: im running a single amp at just about 1000 watts to my subs, with a fuse size of only 80 amps.
are u referring to the fuse for the power wire from the battery?

i read an article saying that 125amps fuse is recommended size for 4 guage wire, and since i will be running 4 guage wire upfront, isn't 80amps to small? I told the guy at the stereo shop that i wanted 125amp fuse, then he said, he would increase that to 150amps upfront and leave no fuse from the Dblock to amplifiers :dunno: . im confused.
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