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Jul 13, 2004 | 06:24 PM

rockyram

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Is there anything wrong with using marretes to connect the speaker wires to an amp?What about power and ground.The wires on my amps are getting kind of short so I'd rather use marretes if it's safe.If not I'll use crimp ons.

Jul 13, 2004 | 06:47 PM

pinhead

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i would use crimps
marrets are for house wiring and could vibrate off

Jul 13, 2004 | 07:33 PM

Orion_95

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marretes have no place in a car.

Jul 13, 2004 | 08:53 PM

rockyram

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Thanks.That's all I needed to know.BTW,This a great board.I've learned a lot.

Jul 14, 2004 | 01:14 PM

Paul Niwranski

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If you are concerned about your wires getting short, just pick up a simple barrier strip and begin to use it. Find them at RadioShack or any similar parts shop:

[ July 14, 2004, 02:15 PM: Message edited by: Dukk ]

Jul 14, 2004 | 07:05 PM

rockyram

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OK,crimp on it is.I'm trying to get everything together before I start this install.The amp install kit I have has a 4ga. power wire that goes to a dist. block which goes to 2 8ga. wires.How do I connect the 8ga. wires to the 10ga. wires on my amps.The only butt connectors I can find are 10-12ga.