FLI LOADED 450s - Installation and Connections; Mounting Guidelines; Power Cable Requirements

T
hank
y
ou
f
or purchasin
g
this FLI ampli
f
ier. It will provide
y
ou with a li
f
etime o
f
trouble
f
ree use
providin
g
y
ou
f
ollow a
f
ew simple
g
uidelines.
M
ountin
g
G
uideline
s
Your FLI ampli
f
ier is desi
g
ned with a swi
f
t installation routine in mind. Please mount the ampli
f
ier in a dr
y
location on a soli
d
s
ur
f
ace. NEVER mount the ampli
f
ier upside down, this will cause the ampli
f
ier to over heat and will eventuall
y
dama
g
e th
e
ampli
f
ier. Be
f
ore
f
ixin
g
the ampli
f
ier in place
please ensure that there is su
ff
icient air
f
low around the exterior o
f
the casin
g
, a
t
leas
t tw
o
in
c
h
es
will
be
suff
i
c
i
e
nt.
C
onne
c
tion
s
Power
C
able
O
At least an 8
g
au
g
e cable should be used
f
or both the power and the
g
round connections to the ampli
f
ier.
O
The power cable should be taken directl
y
f
rom the batter
y
. Rubber
g
rommets should be used when passin
g
throu
g
h an
y
bulkheads to prevent the cable
f
rom becomin
g
cha
ff
ed or cut.
O
It is vital that a
f
use
/
circuit breaker
(
o
f
at least equal value to the one
f
itted on the ampli
f
ier
)
is placed in line with
t
h
e
p
ower cable and is no
f
urther than ei
g
hteen inches awa
y
f
rom the batter
y
.
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Please ensure that the
f
use is not
f
itted until the entire installation procedure is complete.
O
The two tables below are to help
y
ou decide on what cable is correct
f
or
y
ou. The
f
irst enables
y
ou to select the size o
f
c
able dependin
g
on the len
g
th required. The second will help
y
ou convert the cable size
f
rom American Wire
G
au
g
e to
M
etric if
y
ou need to.
Len
g
th o
f
Ru
n
Current demand 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 – 4 Ft 4 – 7 Ft 7 – 10 Ft 10 – 13 Ft 13 – 16 Ft 16 – 19 Ft 19 – 22 Ft
0–20 amps 14 12 12 10 10 8 8 8
14 12 12 10 10 8 8
20–35 amps 12 10 8 8 6 6 6 4
12 10 8 8 6 6 6
35–50 amps 10 8 8 6 4 4 4 4
10 8 8 6 4 4 4
50–65 amps 8 8 6 4 4 4 4 2
88 6 4 4 4 4
65–85 amps 6 6 4 4 2 2 2 0
66 4 4 2 2 2
85–105 amps 6 6 4 2 2 2 2 0
66 4 2 2 2 2
105–125 amps 4 4 4 2 0 0 0 0
44 4 2 0 0 0
125–150 amps 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
22 2 0 0 0 0
AW
G
to Metric
C
onversion
C
har
t
c
r
oss
sec
ti
o
n
a
l
a
r
ea
AW
G
Number Inch mm mm
2
0 0.325 8.25 53.5
0.325 8.25
1 0.289 7.35 42.4
0.289 7.35
2 0.258 6.54 33.6
0.258 6.54
3 0.229 5.83 26.7
0.229 5.83
4 0.204 5.19 21.1
0.204 5.19
5 0.182 4.62 16.8
0.182 4.62
6 0.162 4.11 13.3
0.162 4.11
7 0.144 3.66 10.5
0.144 3.66
8 0.128 3.26 8.36
0.128 3.26
9 0.114 2.91 6.63
0.114 2.91
10 0.102 2.59 5.26
0.102 2.59
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