help me figure out what wiring i'll need

[vladd 26]

so yea before i start buying and end up with tons of stuff that i can't use, i want your all's opinions. The setup i'm going to have is...

avalanche sub (dvc both coils ran to terminals on box)

orion 1200d amp running @ 1 ohm, but want capable of running at 1/2 (in case i get another ava) so i'm guessing 1/0 power wire instead of my 4ga

Pioneer 35w X 2 @4ohm (has scoshe kit running to it now, looks like 10g power wire)...going to run it to my tweets eventually

cadence z1200c (best info i can find says 250W X 2 @ 4ohm) going to run comps off this eventually)

soo, here's my ideas so far, i'm wanting to go with knukonceptz unless someone knows a better brand that is less expensive, i'm broke.

I want to get terminals from knukonceptz, so i can run the wire all the way to the battery, unlike the place i have it now...dave knows what i mean here.

I'm thinking ~20ft of 0/1 gauge power wire to a distro block and run 4ga to each amp (cause that distro block is much easier to find...i'll find a way to make it work for the pioneer)

4ga ground for all the amps too (cept pioneer obviously). I'm thinking the bi-speaker wire from knu, cause it should save me a little money (running it for the comps. so i only have to make one run). but will 12g be plenty for the comps running over 100W to each? preferrably the possibility of 250W without problems.

8ga speaker wire for the 1200d, unless thats overkill, which isn't bad if it's a little overkill, but if its a lot, i'll go higher.

inline fuse holder with like...250amp fuse?

i think thats it, right now i have the 4ga wire that i ran for the 1200d before. everything else i'll have to buy.

if you all haven't noticed i have to think about something a LOT before jumping in, everything has to make sense and preferrably be quantified. so sorry if this post is completely useless

[Supa_c 1]

Knu has some pretty sweet looking wire.

If you are into wire looks then definetly stick with them.

www.weldingsupply.com has the cheapest wire you can get.

Its nothing special. Although you can get different colour jacketing.

They also have cheap terminals. Again, nothing special but they will get the job done just as good as some " blinged " out one.

[vladd 26]

i'm also concerned with the flexibility, i know knu is kinda notorious for flexible wire, i'm going to have a hell of a time running it to the battery (or i think i am), so i can't have 4strand stuff :-P.

i'll check out the weldingsupply though

also....i'm going to need another set of rca cables, does quality really matter or will any decent brand be fine?

[Supa_c 1]

The welding supply is just as flexible. They use rubber not plastic vinyl stuff.

[bigger_george 2]

Welding supply is flexible with the jacket but the wires are tougher and i had a hard time fitting them into terminal rings for other brands of 1/0 gauge ring terminals.

[vladd 26]

i could just wrap the bare wire around the the termial and screw it down...:-D

but for real, how hard was it to fit? was it bigger than most 1/0? i wouldn't care to trim it a little but don't wanna start hacking away

EDIT: add a batcap to that list of things, dave suggested one but i have no idea what they are or where to get one with the exception of the description he gave me (i know what it does, but wouldn't know how to hook it up unless its as simple as + to + and - to -)

Edited November 16, 2005 by vladd

[Supa_c 1]

It tells you how to hook it up on the website.

If it dont fit trim it back !

[vladd 26]

sounds good to me, so everything else looks in line?