Cheap 0 ga. amp wiring
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Cheap 0 ga. amp wiring
Hey all!
Any one know the cheapest route to get either 4 ga or bigger power wire? Anyone have any laying around that you might want to part with? I wired my 700w RF amp w/ 8ga. and am wishing i didn't... melted up a fuse holder. Anyone out there wana hook a bro up?:santa:
Any one know the cheapest route to get either 4 ga or bigger power wire? Anyone have any laying around that you might want to part with? I wired my 700w RF amp w/ 8ga. and am wishing i didn't... melted up a fuse holder. Anyone out there wana hook a bro up?:santa:
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12-14-2007, 10:05 AM
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Originally Posted by luke280
Hey all!
Any one know the cheapest route to get either 4 ga or bigger power wire? Anyone have any laying around that you might want to part with? I wired my 700w RF amp w/ 8ga. and am wishing i didn't... melted up a fuse holder. Anyone out there wana hook a bro up?:santa:
Any one know the cheapest route to get either 4 ga or bigger power wire? Anyone have any laying around that you might want to part with? I wired my 700w RF amp w/ 8ga. and am wishing i didn't... melted up a fuse holder. Anyone out there wana hook a bro up?:santa:
Umm bud you MIGHT have something hooked up wrong.... i was running two bd1000.1's on 6 gauge and wasn't having any problems. i do have some i THINK 4/0 or 2/0 wire laying around at home.it's high quality (was made to use as a jumper wire when building powerlines,.... i was going to use it for a ground.) i'll check it when i get home. i have about a 6 foot piece. its just heavy.
shoot me a pm and i'll give ya more details
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12-14-2007, 10:15 AM
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no chance on hooking up somthing wrong. pretty simple to hook one up (fused lead from battery to amp, ground to chassie, remote to fuse box). my other issue is the amp. You don't hear much about them. heard a few reports of these combusting, thats right, combusting. So, I am worring weather i should just ditch the amp or just upgrade the wiring. RF intriduced these at SEMA as competition amps. They are very loud and draw a TON of current. Here are the specs on it and feel free to post oppinions.
Rockford Fosgate Type RF X5
Key Features
Amplifier Type Mono Channel
Bridgable Not Bridgable
RMS Power at 4 Ohms 275 W x 1
RMS Power at 2 Ohms 550 W x 1
Performance
Frequency Response 20 Hz - 220 Hz
Signal to Noise Ratio 90 dB
Crossover / Equalizer
Bass Boost With Bass Boost
Bass Boost Frequency 45 Hz
Low - Pass Frequency 40 Hz - 250 Hz
Other Features
Input Voltage 10.5 volt
MOSFET Circuitry Yes
3 Way Ready No
More Information
The Rockford Fosgate Type RF X5 has 1 Equalizer Bands. Signal to Noise Ratio: 90 Decibels. Rockford Fosgate. Its a full sentence. It means POWER! It means ATTITUDE! Since 1973, when founder Jim Fosgate put his name on the first real piece of high performance audio equipment built for the car, nothing has been the same.
Key Features
Amplifier Type Mono Channel
Bridgable Not Bridgable
RMS Power at 4 Ohms 275 W x 1
RMS Power at 2 Ohms 550 W x 1
Performance
Frequency Response 20 Hz - 220 Hz
Signal to Noise Ratio 90 dB
Crossover / Equalizer
Bass Boost With Bass Boost
Bass Boost Frequency 45 Hz
Low - Pass Frequency 40 Hz - 250 Hz
Other Features
Input Voltage 10.5 volt
MOSFET Circuitry Yes
3 Way Ready No
More Information
The Rockford Fosgate Type RF X5 has 1 Equalizer Bands. Signal to Noise Ratio: 90 Decibels. Rockford Fosgate. Its a full sentence. It means POWER! It means ATTITUDE! Since 1973, when founder Jim Fosgate put his name on the first real piece of high performance audio equipment built for the car, nothing has been the same.
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12-14-2007, 03:31 PM
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looking at the specs of that and the bd1000.1, what's so special at this amp?i really don't know and not trying to sound like a smartass. also make sure you're not dropping it below a 1 ohm load... usually instant death for rockfords (got 4 punch 250a2's in the garage from my high school days 
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No offense taken man. I pulled this 'review' from RF's website:
The amp isn't the problem i think. I was using a cheap wal-mart amp kit. I 1st had a really generic pioneer amp in it then i ran across this RF. Never bothered upgrading anything. My fault there. the wire proaly is fine (like you mentioned that your's were fine with 2 amps going). The fuse holder is what gave out on mine. I could go replace the holder, but i figured i might as well fix a potential problem while i am in there.
My issue was more of trying to find larger (cheap) wire to help out with the load, with the prospects of adding another amp for some componets at a later date.
Edit: My RF punch 12" sub is at 8 ohms.
These amps were once considered the finest Rockford Fosgate had to offer. They were a testbed for new technologies and thus paved the path for the newest generation of Punch and Power amps. After the initial launch of these amps, problems started occurring - including spontaneous combustion. These events caused the value of these amps to drop significantly and led to the refurbishment of many of them.
The original amps were rated at a conservative 550w X 1 @ 2 ohms @ around 12.5V. Rockford later rated these 700W X 1 @ 14.4V, presumably for 2006 CEA compliance/standardization. Regardless of the rating voltage, these amps were underrated and efficient to boot.
The original amps were rated at a conservative 550w X 1 @ 2 ohms @ around 12.5V. Rockford later rated these 700W X 1 @ 14.4V, presumably for 2006 CEA compliance/standardization. Regardless of the rating voltage, these amps were underrated and efficient to boot.
My issue was more of trying to find larger (cheap) wire to help out with the load, with the prospects of adding another amp for some componets at a later date.
Edit: My RF punch 12" sub is at 8 ohms.
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12-17-2007, 06:09 PM
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why dont u check out www.knukonceptz.com their 4ga wire is only 1.35 a foot, get urself as much as you need from there and pick up a new fuseholder while ur at it for another 8 bux from them, comes with a free fuse too. i wouldnt wanna waste 50-60 bux goin to best buy/ circuit city and getting a 4gauge amplifier kit when u just want to replace ur power and ground wires.
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12-17-2007, 09:09 PM
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kee audio is a sponsor on ls1tech (website i live on) and i got a 1/0 kit from them for like 75 bucks. got that, an LOC, and 17 ft of RCA for like 110-115 shipped
http://www.keeaudio.com/
there outta GA so shipping shouldnt be bad either
http://www.keeaudio.com/
there outta GA so shipping shouldnt be bad either
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Originally Posted by crash_lucky13
how much 4 gauge you needing? i have about 30ft of it, and about 9 foot of 2/0 also have some smaller pieces of 4 gauge. just went and checked
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12-18-2007, 11:10 AM
Originally Posted by luke280
I need enough to run from the battery to behind th rear seat in my Super cab. I think 12-15 feet will be plenty. Can anyone 2nd that legnth? I went in the wrong way on my truck and ended up using almost 20'... Shot me a PM if you want to part w/ some of it man.
