Cadence Xenith Xa400.1 Installation Guide download pdf (Page 7)

POWER CABLE CALCULATOR

TOTAL AMPERAGE

0-4 FT 4-7 FT 7-10 FT 10 -13 FT 13-16 FT 16-19 FT 19-22 FT 22-28 FT

0 – 20 14 12 12 10 10 8 8 8

20 – 35 12 10 8 8 6 6 6 4

35 – 50 10 8 8 6 4 4 4 4

50 – 65 8 8 6 4 4 4 4 2

65 – 85 6 6 4 4 2 2 2 0

85 – 105 6 6 4 2 2 2 2 0

105 – 125 4 4 4 2 0 0 0 0

125 – 150 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0

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MOUNTING THE AMPLIFIER:

BASS REMOTE.

Choose a convenient mounting location with unobstructed airflow.

The Xenith amplifiers feature four mounting holes located at the amplifiers four corners. Remove the 4 caps which are factory installed in the amplifier side trim panels. Insert the

screws and tighten. You should first drill a pilot hole in the location where you wish to mount your amplifier so that when you go install the mounting screws they install easily and straight.

Do not over tighten the screws as you can crack the trim panel. After all 4 screws are mounted reinstall the 4 caps so that the amp is trimmed nicely from above.

The Xenith Series amplifiers are supplied with built-in fuses, never replace the fuse that the amp came with, with one of a larger value.

We suggest you construct a Red wiring harness with 2 additional fuse. One fuse should be located near the car battery. This fuse near the battery offers protection against damage from

short circuits to the car chassis between the battery and the amplifier. A second fuse closer to the amplifier offers additional safety to the amplifier itself. This fused red power wire should

be attached to the amplifier power terminal marked 12V+.

The wire harness should be made of red primary cable of at least 8 gauge for the FX2060 and at least 4 gauge for all other larger models. The harness should terminate in a large ring

terminal for connection directly to the positive terminal of the car battery. Use a spade plug to attach the wire, which connects to the amplifier location marked 12V+.

A second black color wire of equal gauge should be used as a ground connection to a welded chassis member. When connecting the ground wire make sure that there is no paint or

other insulator blocking a good ground connection. When installing multiple amplifiers, mount them in close proximity so that they can all share the same ground point. Attach the black

ground wire to the amplifier screw terminal marked Ground.

We recommend that you use the Cadence AMP1000 or AMP1500 amplifier installation kits, which contains all the cabling and accessories necessary for a good, reliable installation.

The Xenith Xa400.1 and XA175.2 feature a standard dashboard mount bass remote.

POWER & GROUND CABLE GAUGE:

One of the most critical points of your installation is choosing the correct

gauge of power and ground cable By using the above chart, you can

calculate based on the total fuse ratings of the amplifiers in your system and

the distance of the wire run, what gauge power and ground cable you will

need. So for example in a multi amp system where the sub amp has 2 x 30

amp fuses and the component 4 channel amp has 2 x 25 amp fuses, your

TOTAL AMPERAGE would be (2 x30) + (2 x 25) = 110 amps. If your wire run

from battery to amplifiers is 7-10 feet, by looking at the chart you would

determine that you need 4 gauge wire for ths installation. (See highlighted

box in chart.) You must use the same gauge wire for your ground connection

as you are using for your power connection, no matter how short the ground

run is.

We strongly suggest that after playing your system for 30-60 minutes that

you touch the wire insulation close to the battery terminal and the amplifier

positive and ground terminals.(MAKE SURE YOUR CAR IS OFF WHEN

YOU DO THIS!) If they are hot to the touch you should increase the gauge of

your wire and also double check your connections to make sure that you are

making good contact with the battery and amplifier terminals.

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