Review on InstallGear Gauge Black Power Ground Accessories & Supplies by Michael Gonzales

Good deal I just want a little help with the size of the cable I really need this amplifier and I installed 4 gauge first and it seemed to me , that it was inconvenient to install and hide it. But the wires were always freezing, so I know they weren't stressed at all. I then researched further on the metric required for the number of watts used and found out by reading the work of two different engineers - real geeks who understand this and are not trying to boost sales or overprotect the product - that really 8 gauge is very good for my application - proof that nothing heats up, not even close, no wires, no connections. Because not all diagrams take into account the length of the cable or the power used in watts. You can easily calculate the length of a wire by simply measuring it. does your amp use - like one of my amps that says it has a max power of 1500w and an RMS power of 750w, it has 2 x 25A fuses. That's 50 amps together - multiply that by 12 (the volts your car system is using) and that gives you the absolute maximum power my amp can put out before the fuses blow. In my case it is 600 watts with this amplifier. Now we have a real (maximum) wattage to work with. But let's not forget how you listen to music, and in my case I never turn the volume up to the max. I know I use 500W max and much less for True RMS. And now my ramblings are almost over. My other amp is listed as 2400 max and 1200 rms. It has 2 40 amp fuses. It has a true max output of 960 watts and in my use it's an actual max output of 800 as I never go above 85% of max volume due to distortion at max levels. Again, the true RMS value is well below 800, the actual watts that are being put on the cables over an extended period of time when listening to music. Hope that helps. Again, in case anyone doubts. Operate your system for a while at the maximum volume you use, and then feel the wires and connections near the battery/amplifier. If anywhere feels hot, you're not getting the most power out of the amp and will need to use thicker cables. Not to mention avoiding danger. It has a true max output of 960 watts and in my use it's an actual max output of 800 as I never go above 85% of max volume due to distortion at max levels. Again, the true RMS value is well below 800, the actual watts that are being put on the cables over an extended period of time when listening to music. Hope that helps. Again, in case anyone doubts. Operate your system for a while at the maximum volume you use, and then feel the wires and connections near the battery/amplifier. If anywhere feels hot, you're not getting the most power out of the amp and will need to use thicker cables. Not to mention avoiding danger. It has a true max output of 960 watts and in my use it's an actual max output of 800 as I never go above 85% of max volume due to distortion at max levels. Again, the true RMS value is well below 800, the actual watts that are being put on the cables over an extended period of time when listening to music. Hope that helps. Again, in case anyone doubts. Operate your system for a while at the maximum volume you use, and then feel the wires and connections near the battery/amplifier. If anywhere feels hot, you're not getting the most power out of the amp and will need to use thicker cables. Not to mention avoiding danger. Again, the true RMS value is well below 800, the actual watts that are being put on the cables over an extended period of time when listening to music. Hope that helps. Again, in case anyone doubts. Run your system for a while at the maximum volume you will be using, then feel the cables and connections near the battery/amplifier. If anywhere feels hot, you're not getting the most power out of the amp and will need to use thicker cables. Not to mention avoiding danger. Again, the true RMS value is well below 800, the actual watts that are being put on the cables over an extended period of time when listening to music. Hope that helps. Again, in case anyone doubts. Run your system for a while at the maximum volume you will be using, then feel the cables and connections near the battery/amplifier. If anywhere feels hot, you're not getting the most power out of the amp and will need to use thicker cables. not even talked about and then feel the wires and connections near the battery/amplifier. If anywhere feels hot, you're not getting the most power out of the amp and will need to use thicker cables. not even talked about and then feel the wires and connections near the battery/amplifier. If anywhere feels hot, you're not getting the most power out of the amp and will need to use thicker cables. not even talked about