People running two amps read please

by **HKSV6SLE** » Thu Jul 22, 2004 1:56 am

both of my amps are running on 4 gauge wire. from the amps to the battery and to the caps. :drinking:

by **oompah2788** » Thu Jul 22, 2004 1:59 am

actually both of the amps EACh require a 80 amp fuse so togethor they would need a 150amp fuse at the main power line i suppose..... but im not sure if thats how much current they draw... it might be different from there fuse ratings....

by **groovespacer** » Thu Jul 22, 2004 2:05 am

Wow why such high amp fuses on those tiny amps? You can blow something like that you know? There should be internal fuses with in those amps. What are they rated at? 400Watts RMS you say. Ill take a guess and say 40-50.
My arc 2500 puts out over a 1000Watts rms and is a a/b amp yet it only has a 90amp fuse on it.

by **oompah2788** » Thu Jul 22, 2004 5:40 am

yes, they both have two 30amp internal fuses...... but they also require a 80amp fuse near the battery(for each amp). the mono amp is 400x1(rms) and the two channel is 100x2(rms)...... well, i sent an email to soundstream asking how much current(amps) these amps daw so maybe if i get an answer then i can finally figure out what gauge of wire i need....

by **groovespacer** » Thu Jul 22, 2004 9:20 am

Why will they each require an 80 amp fuse?

by **i20solara02i** » Thu Jul 22, 2004 12:44 pm

im running a 150 amp fuse block

by **pro956** » Thu Jul 22, 2004 12:57 pm

oompah2788 wrote:yes, they both have two 30amp internal fuses...... but they also require a 80amp fuse near the battery(for each amp). the mono amp is 400x1(rms) and the two channel is 100x2(rms)...... well, i sent an email to soundstream asking how much current(amps) these amps daw so maybe if i get an answer then i can finally figure out what gauge of wire i need....

if they have 2 30amp internal fuses, that = 120amp fuse at the battery

either way, that still sounds like way too much

also, asking people about their setup with 2 amps is useless
it doesn't matter how many amps u have it's current draw

u should be find with a 4 guage power wire and then 8gauge going to each amp off a distro block

by **MalBandito99** » Thu Jul 22, 2004 3:10 pm

0 gauge optima yellowtop batt to sub's amp Soundstream Picasso 1400.1.......8 gauge amp to sub

by **oompah2788** » Thu Jul 22, 2004 4:26 pm

well in the online manual it says that they need a 80amp fuse near the battery...and thats for each amp....BUT i got the reply from soundstream regarding how much current these amps draw, and they told me 16.8 amps each......sounds little right?? so i should be able to run 4 and 8 gauge right??? but... i had sent another email asking what gauge wire i should be running and this is the reply i got:

HELLO; REGRADING YOUR QUESTION ABOUT POWER WIRE. THIS IS MY SUGGESTION, GO WITH 2ga POWER WIRE WITH AT LEAST A 150AMP CIRCUIT BREAKER TO A DIST. BLOCK , THEN 4ga POWER WIRES TO THE AMPS WITH 80AMP FUSES IN THE DIST. BLOCK. THANK YOU

anyone disagree with the soundstream guy?? opinions??? :angel:

THANKS

by **B_Master_Flash** » Tue Aug 03, 2004 4:21 pm

There is no way you would need anything over a single 4awg wire going to the back of your car reguargless of the ammount/size of amps you have b/c our alternator doesn't put out enough power to warrant anything bigger than that. I have a BX1500d (1500wrms) and a 100wrms amp all powered off of a single 4awg. From our alt. and battery you can only draw a little over 100amps tops.

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