Hey fellas,
I’m having problems with my system. I’m running 3 amps on ONE 4 Guage wire split of by a AGU fused distribution block. My first mistake was going with 4 guage, I know, however I don’t want to rip all that wire out. So I bought a ANL fused fuse holder and threw in a 200 AMP fuse a few inches from my battery. My problem of blowing out my 60 AMP fuse is solved. However, I remembered that I still have a distribution block with AGU fuses. So I might have to replace that with a ANL fuse distribution block. Now heres my questions..


#1. My 2 Mono amps are rated @ 1200 WATT rms each.. My subs are 1110 watts rms each.. I want to get it close to producing that much wattage. So will I need to upgrade to a ANL distro. block?

#2 Do I lose any power because I’m running 3 amps off of a distro??? Rather than running a power wire for each amp?

#3 How many Amps are in a WATT??

Thanks guys for your help. Take a look at the pic below to see my setup. (Took my 30 minutes to make) thanks!

 

im sorry to tell you but if ur running that much power u definitely need to run 0 gauge wire and possible get a yellow top battery

-J

 

agreed
you sholdnt run more then 2000 watts on a 4 gauge

 

what kinda subs u have that have 1110 rms? thats such an odd number, u can just run that one 200 amp fuse as long as each amp has its own on board fuse, if not, you should get a fused dist block, and u need to run a thicker power cable. why do u want to know how many amps in a watt? there is no direct way to convert watts to amps as far as i know. u can use this to figure out what amperage fuse u need for ur wattage Amps = Watts / Volts so 2800/14.4 = 194.444444444

 

I have a yellow top.

 

Audiobahn Flames. So I need to run 0 guage and get a ANL fused distro block? What about using 1 power wire to a ditro. block and then to the amps? Is this bad that im doing this? or rather what i mean is, would it be beneficial to run seperate power wires????

 

take total watts and divide by 14.7 and that's your amps.

if your run to 19 to 22 ft. from battery to amp 0 gauge is needed 00 is needed if longer. The fused distribution you should have 100 amp fuses for the 1200'sw and a 60 amp fuse for the 400w at the battery. You want your cap as close to the amps as possible. If you don't switch up to a 0 gauge wire your going to starve the amps which will make them run hot and fry them out.

 

Also I just looked at your webpage and now I can tell you are rookies. Never make box out of ply-wood. 3/4 partical board or MDF cause it's dense. If you don't believe my then I guess my MECP certifcation doesn't mean cr@p to you.

 

I had a bad expierence with MDF and was like the hell with it...

 

what kind of bad experience can u have with mdf? also what does ur MECP have to do with anything MyownNismo? he didnt say he doesnt believe you lol n e ways MyownNismo is right and i agree.

 

You seem tense. No1 was dissing u bro.. I dont understand why u gotta show off yur @$$.. Maybe i took it the wrong way...

 

I messed up with MDF on my first box.. and ran out of money..... So I went with plywood, and I am pleased to say it sounds great. I took hours of sealing it and etc.,.,.

 

MECP (Mobile Electronics Certification Program) I used to install stereos, alarms, navagation, multimedia, custom fiberglass boxes, you name it I have done it.

 

 

As for when I said that I am MECP and doesn't mean cr@p to him was just that if he was going to rage on my about telling what to do and not to do because I know that ply-wood isn't dense so it lets air not much but it lets air out. If his system pounds my power to him and I give him a thumbs up but it will sound better with MDF. check out my box on my 3rd page.

 

I built my first box out of 5/8" particleboard, and it sounds alright..but I used a cheap compass to make the holes for the 10" subs, and aparently it was slightly too wide even though the measurement scale was set right, cause air leaks around it and not all of the screws will anchor..my next box is going to be 3/4 MDF, and its going to take up a litle less trunk space.. (my first had 2 12x12x12 internal dimension sections, big sob that took up a lot of space), and my new one is going to be wider and taller but not as deep