Quick Wire Size Question

[blkdmnrcing]

hey everyone,

i am going to attempt to rewire my whole audio system tomorrow. and what i was wondering was, what size wire to use to run for the positive and negaitve from the subwoffers to the amp. for the longest time i have been using 16awg wire, and the both subs will work, but a week later, one sub will stop. i know that it might be a bad sub, but i just wanted to know what size wire would work best so i dont damage the other one.

Specs are:
Amp is a 600watt Alpine Mono Amp going to 2 Audiobahn 10" subs.


Thanks again everyone.

Joe

[touringcamry]

How long is the wire run?

[lucanhookup]

for subs i always like to use 12g wire

[blkdmnrcing]

the wire will be running from the two subs in the trunk all the way to my amp under the drivers seat

[touringcamry]

Need more information
Is the amp putting out 600W RMS or peak?
What is the resistance of the subs and are they wired in parallel or serial?

[blkdmnrcing]

the 600 watt is rms at 4ohms i believe,
and each sub is wired directly to the amp, not to each other then the amp

[touringcamry]

Use 12g or bigger.

From the seat to the trunk, 16g is insufficient for the amount of power you are running and could potentially be a fire hazard.

[blkdmnrcing]

kool thanks again for the help.


Joe