Here's a dumb question
For power and ground wire. Can you use a power wire for a ground as well or do specifically have to buy a ground wire.
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This may be a dumb answer;)
My only thought on this is that it is nice to have your positives red and your negatives black/brown as it eases any future work. If you have the same cable for each it may get confusing! I'm no expert on wiring though! |
For an amp?
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The wire is all the same, but it's best to use common colors to keep things organized. Black is traditionally used in 12V applications, although a lot of people are using clear or other colors now for their systems. You don't need as much ground wire as power wire, just enough to run to a common chassis ground.
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ok it's to a amp but the cable I wanted only said power cable I figured I could use it for power and ground. I was just going to buy certain amount of feet of on color and 4 ft of another.
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Sounds good. As far as how wire is labeled, Power wire = ground wire... it's all the same stuff. It doesn't matter what colors you use as long as you can tell the two apart in your system.
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Don't forget to match the gauge of the wire to the power of the amp. ;)
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At the very least, I would wrap black electrical tape around the ground wire to make it look black. Otherwise, you or somebody else that works on your car could make a mistake and short one of your components out, ruining it and possibly causing a fire. I keep a supply of different color wires in different gauges. I always use black for ground, red for power, yellow or orange for trigger, then other colors like purple, brown, blue, or green for switched items. It may cost a little more money, but it saves a lot of time and grief if you ever have a problem and have to trace your wiring. Plus, it looks more professional:D
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