Sub wire size

[fearlessgangsta 12]

Ok, I was getting ready to order some 10 gauge Knu speaker wire. Then I called a friend and he said he had about 40 feet of 8 gauge Knu wire. My question is can I use the 8 gauge or would it be overkill for the power I'm running? I will be upgrading amps in the future so if I use the 8 gauge I'll be set.

[jokers10 19]

Is there such thing as overkill when it comes to wire size? As long as it fits there are no negative side effects for using larger wire.

[fearlessgangsta 12]

I'm not sure it will fit. Well I'm sure it will fit in the sub. I'll have to pull the amp and see. Plus it's that Knu oversized Ofc speaker wire.

[ricksi30 923]

I'm not sure it will fit. Well I'm sure it will fit in the sub. I'll have to pull the amp and see. Plus it's that Knu oversized Ofc speaker wire.

Depending on your wiring configuration, It might be hard to fit more than one wire in your sub terminal. Even with 10 gauge knu I had trouble.

[Mac N Cheese 90]

Since he already has some available just use the 8ga. Worse comes to worse you will have to trim to fit.

[stevemead08 752]

I use knu 8 gauge. and binding posts from parts express. works great for me

[Frostedflakejake 148]

Since he already has some available just use the 8ga. Worse comes to worse you will have to trim to fit.

^ This

[fearlessgangsta 12]

I use knu 8 gauge. and binding posts from parts express. works great for me

Oh, Steve you reminded me of something I need away to easily disconnect the box if I have to for some reason. Could you get me some more pics of your post and how you have them running?

Greatly appreciate it.

Edited March 9, 2012 by Fearz

[jokers10 19]

http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?Partnumber=091-1245

Just drill holes and put on the post.

[fearlessgangsta 12]

http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?Partnumber=091-1245

Just drill holes and put on the post.

Appreciate the link. I'm trying to figure out do you put a wire with ring terminal on one side and then I see the post has a push terminal on the other. I would guess one side would be in the box and the other out.

This will be the first time using these every other time we use those little push terminals like on cheap prefab boxes, but since I'm using bigger wire I need something different.

Edited March 9, 2012 by Fearz

[jokers10 19]

Yep. I would do the ring terminal on the inside. That way the box could be quickly removed if needed.

[fearlessgangsta 12]

Nvm

Edited March 9, 2012 by Fearz

[16K 159]

this is where i get my sub wire from.... audiopipe 8 gauge... pure copper

http://www.ebay.com/itm/280755810616?ssPageName=STRK:null:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1542.l2649

[fearlessgangsta 12]

this is where i get my sub wire from.... audiopipe 8 gauge... pure copper

http://www.ebay.com/itm/280755810616?ssPageName=STRK:null:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1542.l2649

That is a good deal, but the Knu will be free or $10 bucks because I'll give him something for it.

[16K 159]

this is where i get my sub wire from.... audiopipe 8 gauge... pure copper

http://www.ebay.com/...984.m1542.l2649

That is a good deal, but the Knu will be free or $10 bucks because I'll give him something for it.

i would go ahead and get the 8 gauge

[fearlessgangsta 12]

I'm thinking

If I buy two binding post I'll take the 8 gauge for the two positives and the two negatives and wrap the two negatives around a negative binding post and the two positives around a positive binding post and lay solder on top of the wires so basically the wire will be fused to the post. Then just run the wire to the amp on the outside of the box.

[arctictwist 19]

Y not just use two lengths of wire (one for each VC) from the back of the terminal cup to the VCs.

[fearlessgangsta 12]

Y not just use two lengths of wire (one for each VC) from the back of the terminal cup to the VCs.

? I got the two lengths of wire then after that ?

Edited March 9, 2012 by Fearz

[jokers10 19]

Y not just use two lengths of wire (one for each VC) from the back of the terminal cup to the VCs.

What it sounds like you are trying to get at, is that you are asking why he doesn't run the coils parallel instead of series. This would make the amp see about 1/4 ohm. Not many amps can handle a load like that.

But I could be mistaken. You could mean something entirely different. If you did, I am sorry, please rewrite it.

What I would do in this scenario, is run a seperate wire to each post from each coil that is going to the post like the diagram shown. At the binding post I would solder ring terminals onto the wires, and tighten them on the back of the binding post with the nut supplied.

[fearlessgangsta 12]

Exactly what I'm going to do.

[chrishova 2]

DUAL 8 GAUGE SPEAKER INPUTS, DUH! Project db FTW!

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[fearlessgangsta 12]

DUAL 8 GAUGE SPEAKER INPUTS, DUH! Project db FTW!

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1306192987163.2035851.1600682969&type=3#!/AudioAnonymous

I will look into these.

Would these be used to go into the amp or ?

Edited March 9, 2012 by Fearz

[arctictwist 19]

And thats what i get for posting late at night. I didnt read it too well. But it could have been done that way. One pair of wires coming off the negative side from the terminal, one goes to the positive on one VC of each sub and the other goes to the negative to the other VC of each sub. Then just connect the left over positive and negative. I was trying to avoid using another terminal by just stack ring terminals at the cup, your right i was thinking parallel not realizing what i was reading at all.

[fearlessgangsta 12]

And thats what i get for posting late at night. I didnt read it too well. But it could have been done that way. One pair of wires coming off the negative side from the terminal, one goes to the positive on one VC of each sub and the other goes to the negative to the other VC of each sub. Then just connect the left over positive and negative. I was trying to avoid using another terminal by just stack ring terminals at the cup, your right i was thinking parallel not realizing what i was reading at all.

Are you saying stack the 8 gauge at the speaker terminal? Idk if the 2 runs of 8 gauge would fit in one terminal. I'll take a pic of the sundown terminals

[fearlessgangsta 12]

Those inputs look small now that I look again.