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How many watts can a 8 gauge amp cable handle?

Power Wire and Fuse for Car Audio Amp...Is 60A AGU fuse enough to handle 1000 Watts?

  • I bought a Amp Kit on Ebay, it was advertised as 1200 watts..with a 8 gauge power wire. When I got it and opened it up the power wire was about 8 gauge but mostly plastic around the copper wire, I probably wont even use it as speaker wire...The fuse holder lets me switch out the fuse if it blows so Ive been looking around and might try a 80a AGU or 100 fuse if the 60 doesnt work? Or should I buy a new fuse block all together?...Oh I bought 2 gauge power wire legit this time about 20 feet to replace the "8 gauge power wire" I had... Still dont know what kind of subs and amp I want..been looking at the JL 12w0v2 new subs by JL audio same concept as the w7 but more affordable and the magnet is smaller...Amp still not sure? any thoughts...

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    Get rid of the fuse box. And get a 100 or 150 auto breaker. There is a Chinese one and Mexican one. The mexican breaker is the best on the market.

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No, if the amp is 1000 watts RMS, 60 will be too small. Like cheap flea market audio companies, some companies put fake big power numbers on wiring kits too. Dont even bother with that amp kit... you may cause a wire with improper sized wire. The fuse size depends on the wire size. Its their ONLY to protect the power wire from burning up if a short was to happen. You really dont want to get bigger than a 150amp fuse usually, although a lot of it depends on the length of the wire....

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