Speaker wire should be sized to the maximum wattage that the speakers can handle. Use the following formula Amps = Watts divided by Voltage of the system driving the speakers.
It is not recommended to use speaker wire for power wire for an amp. Speaker wire is not designed to handle the high current load required for powering an amplifier. It is best to use appropriate gauge power wire to ensure safety and optimal performance of your amplifier.
Yes, it is recommended to use the same length of speaker wire for each speaker in a home theatre system to ensure balanced sound quality and performance across all speakers. Using different lengths of speaker wire can cause variations in signal transmission and potentially affect the audio quality.
No! Most lamp cords are made with 18 guage wire, some speaker wire is made with 18 guage wire too but the insualtion of the wire is very different. Both wires have insulation for their intended uses. Supplying a lamp with line voltage and supplying a speaker with low voltage are very different. The speaker wire is not meant to carry line voltage and may overheat and or melt.
For aluminum wire, it is recommended to use circuit breakers specified for use with aluminum wiring. These breakers have special features to mitigate the risk of overheating or fire that can be associated with aluminum wiring. Consult with a qualified electrician or local building codes for specific recommendations.
A 2C #14 will be suffice but it should be the only device on the circuit. This is known as a dedicated circuit.
It is not recommended to use speaker wire for power wire for an amp. Speaker wire is not designed to handle the high current load required for powering an amplifier. It is best to use appropriate gauge power wire to ensure safety and optimal performance of your amplifier.
Yes.
You can but it is not a good choice, you need flexible wire for speakers.
If you use a heavy AWG speaker wire, you can easily go over 60 feet or so, depending on the speaker.
Use speaker wire that is shielded better and has a lower resitance.
take the speaker out and run 2 wires from the speaker one on positive side and one on the negative side the use a 9volt battery and touch one wire to each side the speaker should make a popping sound moving either up or down depending on which wire you have where. if you touch the positive wire on the positive side of the battery it should move out and if reverse should move in. if it does not do anything the speaker is blown.
It is better to use 16 gauge or 14 gauge speaker wire for your home theater applications.
Yes, it is recommended to use the same length of speaker wire for each speaker in a home theatre system to ensure balanced sound quality and performance across all speakers. Using different lengths of speaker wire can cause variations in signal transmission and potentially affect the audio quality.
No! Most lamp cords are made with 18 guage wire, some speaker wire is made with 18 guage wire too but the insualtion of the wire is very different. Both wires have insulation for their intended uses. Supplying a lamp with line voltage and supplying a speaker with low voltage are very different. The speaker wire is not meant to carry line voltage and may overheat and or melt.
The Speaker wire to use as the negative really doesnt matter when installing new wire as long as all speakers are hooked up the same way. Normally though most people use the solid colored wire as the negative.
That depends on the speaker wire. Understand that the 5 halogen bulbs will result in about 8-1/3 Amps. That's pushing it for some speaker wire. The 12 volts falls in the category of low voltage wiring, so speaker wire insulation probably be okay. But if it's normal, light duty speaker wire, it will probably overheat if you try to push that many amps through it.
the answer is YES, use a test light to find the + and - wires (should be one ground wire and two hot wires [one hot all the time for your clock & one hot only when the key is on]) in order to find which speaker is which, use a 1.5 volt battery to make a popping sound in the speaker (won't hurt the speaker) and then the solid color wire will be your positive & the wire with the stripe will be your speaker ground.