1er stock wire power handling?

[Citizen Z]

Whats the maximum ampres you could send through the OEM speaker wires? I'm not even sure what gauge they are but I do know 22 gauge can only handle about 100watts maximum over one meter. I'm not really willing to replace all the wiring and will be using the OEM stuff so I want to see what my power ceiling is going to be.

[Technic]

Originally Posted by Citizen Z

Whats the maximum ampres you could send through the OEM speaker wires? I'm not even sure what gauge they are but I do know 22 gauge can only handle about 100watts maximum over one meter. I'm not really willing to replace all the wiring and will be using the OEM stuff so I want to see what my power ceiling is going to be.

Enjoy... http://www.bcae1.com/images/swfs/spe...rassistant.swf

[Citizen Z]

Originally Posted by Technic

Enjoy... http://www.bcae1.com/images/swfs/spe...rassistant.swf

Good link but it doesn't tell me what the 1er has for wiring nor does it help me evaluate the maximum safe power handling of that wire size. That site only calculates the signal power loss for any given wire size, ohm load, length of run, and power.

[Technic]

Originally Posted by Citizen Z

Good link but it doesn't tell me what the 1er has for wiring nor does it help me evaluate the maximum safe power handling of that wire size. That site only calculates the signal power loss for any given wire size, ohm load, length of run, and power.

Well, that's the river... you need to take a look at your OEM amp connector wires and get yourself the wire gauge measurements there. Then that link will help you out in calculating if the OEM wiring can handle your planned upgrade in power.

If you are upgrading your system anyways, you will have to take a look at those OEM wires anyway...

[Citizen Z]

Originally Posted by Technic

Well, that's the river... you need to take a look at your OEM amp connector wires and get yourself the wire gauge measurements there. Then that link will help you out in calculating if the OEM wiring can handle your planned upgrade in power.

If you are upgrading your system anyways, you will have to take a look at those OEM wires anyway...

You have been most helpful. I will never ask a question in advance of any project I ever attempt again because you've informed me I can just figure everything out for myself while I'm doing it.

[Technic]

Originally Posted by Citizen Z

You have been most helpful. I will never ask a question in advance of any project I ever attempt again because you've informed me I can just figure everything out for myself while I'm doing it.

If you just search -it is very simple- you will quickly realize that what you are asking is simply not available. However, what is available is plenty of photos of that OEM amp connector and the OEM amp pin assignments/wire colors, and a very quick look at them will tell you right there the wire gauges of all the OEM speaker wires. With that information and the link provided you can have your answer... and perhaps you can even share those findings with the rest of the forum.

I think that you can do that, unless you want somebody to really do it for you, of course.

[feeshta]

It's nearly impossible to overwhelm your speaker wires with a normally functioning amplifier. The AC audio signal simply does not generate enough actual current to make it a concern. You'd have to be well in excess of 1000 watts per wire to even need to think about it.