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swedge
23-06-10, 10:24 PM
I have 2 amps that I want to run 2 speakers from one and my sub from the other what guage wire should I use from the battery

do I just use like a distribution block to power the 2 amps? What guage wire from that to the amps?

Also do I just run I wire from the remote connection on one amp to the other?

Finally what do I do to get sound to the other amp? Just run short RCA cables from one amp to the other?

Jack
24-06-10, 08:43 AM
I bought a wiring kit that came with all the gubbins for mine, mainly as that saved having to buy all the bits separately lol

Mine is setup like this:

Power feed to boot from battery (with fuse in the engine bay)
Distribution block coming off that, splits to two feeds (both fused again) which supply the amps
Each amp has separate earth, both earthing to same point
Remote cable goes from HU to boot, then I split it into two and fed each amp.
Then speakers etc all wired in as normal.
RCAs, I'm using two outputs on my HU (the sub and rear outputs) to feed each amp as required.

Basically its the same as one amp, the only difference is I essentially made a Y out of the power and remote leads.

You'll need to feed 2x pair of RCAs down there ideally, one to feed each amp. Especially seen as one is for a sub.

As for wire gauge, what power are the amps?

swedge
24-06-10, 02:01 PM
I think they are around 300 - 500 watt I'm sure

swedge
24-06-10, 02:07 PM
As for the RCA cables I have outputs on one amp so could I just run short leads from that amp to the other? Even though 1 amp is for a sub and one is for 6x9s