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Is 16AWG ok for 300 w RMS?
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<blockquote data-quote="IDSkoT" data-source="post: 5174967" data-attributes="member: 584344"><p>He's actually wrong.</p><p></p><p>It wouldn't work.</p><p></p><p>Doing the math using the 'watt formula' (w=v*a)</p><p></p><p>300=12*(a)</p><p></p><p>300/12 = A</p><p></p><p>25 = A</p><p></p><p>The maximum amperage a 16awg wire can take is 22 amps. If played for too long, the wire would get hot and catch on fire.</p><p></p><p>However, if you're running from the amp to the sub, your amplifier only puts out low amperes, but high volts.. and most wire can handle seemingly infinite amount of volts. So, you'll be fine if you're doing that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IDSkoT, post: 5174967, member: 584344"] He's actually wrong. It wouldn't work. Doing the math using the 'watt formula' (w=v*a) 300=12*(a) 300/12 = A 25 = A The maximum amperage a 16awg wire can take is 22 amps. If played for too long, the wire would get hot and catch on fire. However, if you're running from the amp to the sub, your amplifier only puts out low amperes, but high volts.. and most wire can handle seemingly infinite amount of volts. So, you'll be fine if you're doing that. [/QUOTE]
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