Hey just had a question that hopefully someone can answer...im installing my system and its the first time im installing with multi amps and cap
the question is?? how many inputs and outputs do i need in a distribution block?
do i need a seperate one for power and ground? im gonna list what i need to hook up and if someone could point me in the right direction i would apprecriate it !
(1) mono sub amp (hifonics 1500D w/ 1000W RMS)
(1) 4 channel KICKER ( 750W total 215x4)
(2) 1 farad stinger capacitors

Someone please help me to figure this out thanks, also do i have to run 4gauge to the amps and cap if i have a 4guage lead from the battery? thanks

 

something along the lines of this ?
sorry bout the drawing

 

You'll need a single fuse right by the front battery. Don't get one of those that you can switch on/off, they break.

You'll need a fused distribution block with one input(could have more) and at least two outputs.

With the amount of power you're running I'd recommend you use 0/1 guage from the battery to the fuse block by the amps instead of 4 guage.

A non-fused grounding block is just for show. You can save some money by grounding each amp separately into the bare metal.

darvex.com has good prices on wiring stuff.

 

YES you need seperate ones for ground and power. Don't put your ground into the power block, else you'll smell something, like money, burning.

You'd been better off getting one capacitor, running it PRE dist. block and then you'd only have to have a 1-in to 2-out block. I have a 4awg to 2 8awg block. (Of course, as luck would have it, I have three amps ).

so, to deal with what you have, if you have a distrubution block that goes from one fat wire to two semi fat wires, you would run power into it, then put a capacitor on the power lines that come off of the block, then run power from the caps to the amps.

Then you can either ground your amps seperate or get another block to reverse the 2 semi fat grounds into one fat ground.. but mostly you want as short grounds as possible, so it's often best not to use a block etc.

That's my theory.

 

Jmm, saw the diagram. Use one cap only after the fused distribution block on the wire going to your sub amp. Components wouldn't need it.