puting another amp in.

[VTcommo]

HI im buying another amp, i already have a 4 channel amp. Do i have to run the that wire from the battery to the amp, or can i just connect a wire from the amp i already have into the new one? I want to add extra power to my 12" sub!
thanks

[Haibane]

You have a 4 channel powering a 12...

Anyhow... You will want to get a thing called a distrobution block.

[PaulD]

you may need a bigger wire from the battery

[VTcommo]

yer 2 channels from the four channel amp r powering the 6x9s, and the other 2 channels r bridged to the suby. if i get a bigger wire from the battery can i connect the second amp to the one already installed?
what is a distribution block.
Thanks

[benny27]

Originally Posted by VTcommo

yer 2 channels from the four channel amp r powering the 6x9s, and the other 2 channels r bridged to the suby. if i get a bigger wire from the battery can i connect the second amp to the one already installed?
what is a distribution block.
Thanks

this is a distribution block
http://store.autotoys.com/cgi-bin/wf...UTIONBLOCKGOLD

you will run the wire from the battery to the distribution block and then run 2 wires from the distribution block to the amps 1 wire for each amp.

your locale shop should have them and be Abel to tell you just how to hock it up.

what size wires do you have now??
(power and ground)

[VTcommo]

IM not 100% sure, but i think 8 guage, so may not be enough ill check and get back to you.

[benny27]

Originally Posted by VTcommo

IM not 100% sure, but i think 8 guage, so may not be enough ill check and get back to you.

If it is 8 guage then just get a 4 guage to go from the battery to the distribution block and use the 8 guage from the distribution block to the amps....put the distribution block as close to the amps as you can too....

[sr20de4evr]

Wait, so you have a 4ch powering your sub now, and you want to add another amp to power it even more?

You can only have one amp powering a sub, you absolutely cannot hook 2 amps to a single sub to "give it more power" (other than attaching 2 identical amps to each coil on a DVC, but you're not doing that here so it doesn't matter).

[VTcommo]

no the 4 channel amp is running 6 by 9s aswell! so ill get another to run the 6 by 9s sepeartae and use the 4 chanel to power the sub if possible.

[PaulD]

I think I would use the 4/ch amp for the other speakers and get a bigger amp for your subs. You might want to put speakers in the front as well