hi...

just wanna know few things~!!!

i just got a kenwood amp KAC-7201 and wanna know what kind of wires to the amp to use ?!
do i need a capacitor ??!

THANKS ```

 

I guess you didn't get my PM...

4 gauge power wire fused within 12" from the battery
6 gauge ground wire, grounded within 24" of the amp
12 gauge remote turnon wire from HU to amp
and a good set of RCA's with twisted conductors

no need for a cap at all...

Hope that helps

 

6 gauge ground wire, grounded within 24" of the amp

this part i didn't understand (-_-) ````

and yes i didn't get your PM

 

John....6 gauge is a bit overkill for 460 RMS. I think 8AWG is enough no??? ALso, 6AWG is hard to come by.....

 

A #8 gauge will be fine. In most cases its best to keep your ground within 1 size of the power for the best transmission of power. However your right about that, #6 is harder to come by...

Vampire: You should ground it within the 24" for a fast return for the power. You must ground the amp and the closer to the amp the better.
A bad ground can lead to a lot of problems...trust me on this one. ITs best to use a factory bolt, and if there's any paint under or around it don't forget to scrap it down to bare metal.

 

NOW,, the 6 gauge is for the grounding and the 4 gauge is for the battery ... what are 24" and 12" stands for ??!?!!?!?!

 

(") is inches

24 inches and 12 inches

 

for God sake John,, i know that (") stands for inches... (-_-) ````

what do these length for ?! can you explain more plz

 

oh sorry... I was wondering why you asked that question You want to fuse the line from the battery to protect the amp for overload and/or a surge. And you need to ground the amp and the shorter the line the better. Its been proven that if you have a long ground wire the system can have noise in it. So to avoid this "noise" you want to have the ground as close as possible...(within reason)

Both my ground are less than 24"'s.

 

then why is the 4 gauge wire is only 12" ?! isn't it from the battery to the amp which is located in the trunk ... ??!?!?! ``