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Dec 6, 2012 | 04:53 PM

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Sonic

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Originally Posted by TragicMagic

I agree, Sonic. I guess I'm asking for a given length and gauge of wire that is good for a hypothetical 120A draw, but the amplifier only needs to pull 80A to operate - would it be any wiser to fuse for 80A?

Yes in this case it would be wiser to fuse for 80A, earlier interruption of the circuit so to speak in case of a short.

Dec 6, 2012 | 11:13 PM

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TragicMagic

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Sonic has suggested that you replace the breaker with an in-line fuse.

Amp Installation Kits, HDMI Cables <<< Go to this site and check out their fuses and holders. See what it'll cost of a 120A fuse and holder. I order all my RCA, speaker and power wires, and fuses from them. Their products are top notch.

Dec 7, 2012 | 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Dfoulkrod

Just looked in the subs they are wired at 2 ohm I'm ready to say I don't even want this amp any more this is the one amp I've had an issue with it is power hungry .

Don't blame equipment that you have not setup to spec. I own a T1000 and a T500/4. They're phenomenal amps for the price and are far from power hungry. I'm running them both with an inline 150 amp fuse with no issues, but I'm also using 1/0 all the way back, Big 3 upgrade, 250 Amp Alt, Optima Redtop and 2 Audio batteries about 2 ft from the amps.

It's fun to splurge on big equipment but if you don't juice it properly there's no point.