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Anonymous | Hey, I have a Rockford Fosgate 800a2. It's an 800 watt 2 channel amp. I have a 1 farad RF capacitor, 2 12" JL audio w3v2 4 ohm subs, i just ordered a sealed box, and i also just ordered a wiring kit- SCOSCHE AKPA-41. It is a 800 Watt EFX 4 gauge single amp power and audio wiring kit. It comes with 17 ft EFX-2 clear jacket, spiral shielded OFHC audio cable with frosted RCAs, 17 ft 4 ga. red power cable, 4 ft 8 ga. black ground cable, 17 ft blue remote turn on, AGU in-line fuse holder, and Terminals and instructions are included. I've installed home audio systems, but never car stereo. I'm going to attempt the installation myself. Good idea? From what I hear it's pretty simple... and i have directions. Is there anything else I need to buy? I think I still have to buy a fuse. What kind of fuse should I buy? And when I hook up my subs, I believe I need to run wires from the subs to a speaker terminal ports on the box. What kind of wires do I use for that? Oh ya, important... Should I connect the subs in series or parellel? And what's the difference? Thanks for the help! |
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Silver Member Username: Davids2004Houston, TX USA Post Number: 631 Registered: Jun-04 | Those subs should be dvc 4 ohm. Basically you will hook up the voice coils in series and then bridge the amp. I would say an 80 amp fuse. 12 Gauge wire of any kind will be fine for the subs. |
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New member Username: OrldypcPost Number: 2 Registered: Aug-04 | 12 gauge wire? You mean to run from the subs to the speaker terminal port on the box? but doesn't that defeat the purpose of using 4 gauge in the first place? And what is the sound difference between hooking it up in parrellel or series? Sorry, I don't know anything about sound systems. |
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New member Username: OrldypcPost Number: 3 Registered: Aug-04 | And where should I ground my amp? In the instructions it says 'no chasis grounding' |
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New member Username: ForcesofchaosPost Number: 7 Registered: Sep-04 | Here is a site that tells you everything you need to know from basics to advance stuff walkthrough on how to install most components http://www.caraudiohelp.com/ on the right side of screen tab area click the areas that you want to read about. |