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Old Aug 8, 2007 | 11:26 PM
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2 Amps

How would one wire 2 amps?

Parallel?
Series?
2 Completely different wires from battery?
Old Aug 8, 2007 | 11:55 PM
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dont understand your question.. wire 2 amps to one sub? wire 2 amps in a complete system?
Old Aug 8, 2007 | 11:58 PM
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oh sorry. one amp would be powering 2 subs and the other would power front/rear. i just dont know the best way to run the power/ground wires.
Old Aug 9, 2007 | 12:50 AM
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oh sorry. one amp would be powering 2 subs and the other would power front/rear. i just dont know the best way to run the power/ground wires.
you could run a 4 gauge wire (or bigger depending on size of amp) with a fuse from battery to one amp, then use a 8 gauge (or bigger depending on size of amp) jumper from the one amp to the other. then just run a seperate ground, and split the remote wire into 2 wires. Then obviousy, sub out to one amp, front / rear out to other amp. Hope this helps..

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Old Aug 9, 2007 | 12:50 PM
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You need One big wire from the battery to a fused distribution block. Then appropriate sized wire and fuses from there to the amps. Ground distribution block too if you can afford it.
Old Aug 9, 2007 | 09:15 PM
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I have a hard time picturing what you guys mean. Which one of these examples do you mean? (they dont include a fuse but i know where it goes on each)

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and your'e fused distribution block goes where you have the Y
Old Aug 9, 2007 | 10:14 PM
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great thanks a lot
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this completely slipped my mind. where would my capacitor go with that setup?
Old Aug 10, 2007 | 07:45 AM
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At the Y, input side of the fuse block.



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