I melted my wire for my amp? how do i Prevent this?

Question

1600 W amp

8 guage wire

100 amp fuse

what do i do to prevent this?

Answer 1

Your gauge is too small and your fuse is too big. Depending on what the actual RMS output of your amp is you need at least 4 guage.

The fuse is there to protect your cable from melting. So at the moment you have a 100 amp fuse trying to protect 8 gauge cable that only has a current carrying capacity of 56 amps.

You need to upgrade to at least 4 gauge cable which has a current carrying capacity of 110 amps and then your 100 amp fuse will be serving it's purpose and you wont be melting cable which can cause fire.    

Answer 2

you make sure that the wire is thick enough (here's a chart to help http://www.crutchfield.com/learn/learnin... and you have the correct size in-line fuse in it to protect the wire and your sounds

Answer 3

Cuz you have 8 gauge. Your amp is powerful you should be using 0 gauge.

Answer 4

400 watts to 1000 watts is for a 4 guage wire set and 1500 watts and up is for a 2 and 0 gauge/w a higher wattage in-line fuse,,, so use a 4 and change the  ground also,,,use a memphis wire set good threading,,,