More Amp-erage(still about wiring amps!)

[jlagnese at massed.net (John S. Lagnese)]

Many people will run a heavy gauge power wire while ignoring the ground 
wire's size. It is almost always shorter, so it doesn't have to be as heavy, 
but it should be at least 10 or 8 gauge.
Just an addition to my earlier wiring post; wrap the wire in tape where it 
goes under the back seat. This prevents the insulation from getting damaged. 
I usually run it through one of the openings in the frame for the seat.
John
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Daun Yeagley" <vwdaun@yahoo.com>
To: "John S. Lagnese" <jlagnese@massed.net>; "Scirocco list" 
<scirocco-l@scirocco.org>; "Jim Jarrett" <jarrett@rpa.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 9:27 AM
Subject: Re: More Amp-erage


>
>
> --- "John S. Lagnese" <jlagnese@massed.net> wrote:
>
>> It is also good to run heavier speaker wire than the
>> stock. 14 gauge is
>> usually a reasonable alternative, although 12 gauge is
>> preferable.
>
> Ahem, while cleaning the car last night I noticed that I
> have melted a lot of insulation off the ground wire.  This
> stems from the larger amp I recently installed in a hurry,
> not thinking about upgrading the wire.  That will have to
> be remedied today, since a roadtrip is immenent.
>
>
> Daun Yeagley - Wilmington Ohio
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