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Originally Posted by TIM TIM TIM
i agree, at CC in the 8ish months i have been there im still floored by the stupid stuff i hear.

ie. this guy was a computer engeneer who was running at bazooka 300 rms amp with an infinity reference 12 inch sub (300 rms also). he swore he needed 0awg wire, he sat there with a paper and calculated the amps/wtf ever else and determined he had to have 0awg... i may be the idiot here but every set up similar to that i sell 8awg wire and there is never a problem we even have charts set up for amps/feet to determine the proper wire size

computer engineers dont take courses in electrical resistance and current requirements maybe he just wanted the lowest line resistance possible because an 8ga wire can carry more than 100amps (~1500wRMS) at car voltages without getting hot.
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