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16g vs 18g wire
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<blockquote data-quote="Doxquzme" data-source="post: 8865624" data-attributes="member: 689267"><p>Actually, 16 gauge is the standard for home and amplified car audio. I never use anything less. Is it CCA or pure copper? You actually have things backwards as it pertains to power. Larger copper wire has less resistance, not more. An amp works harder when the wire is thinner and the power transferred is compromised if it is inadequate causing to thin a wire to heat up. 400 watts, sounds like 100 x 4 or 200 x 2, I'd use no less than 16 gauge to insure you get what you paid for in that amplifier.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Doxquzme, post: 8865624, member: 689267"] Actually, 16 gauge is the standard for home and amplified car audio. I never use anything less. Is it CCA or pure copper? You actually have things backwards as it pertains to power. Larger copper wire has less resistance, not more. An amp works harder when the wire is thinner and the power transferred is compromised if it is inadequate causing to thin a wire to heat up. 400 watts, sounds like 100 x 4 or 200 x 2, I'd use no less than 16 gauge to insure you get what you paid for in that amplifier. [/QUOTE]
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