Amplitifer power question

 

Bronze Member
Username: Jeze

Post Number: 42
Registered: Jan-05
Is the ACC wire that comes from the ignition to the amplifer have enough current to run other DC electronics from it?
 

Gold Member
Username: Glasswolf

Wisteria, Lane USA

Post Number: 8624
Registered: Dec-03
eh, like what?

if that's a remote wire from a head unit, absolutely not.
if it's an ACC feed from the fusebox, it depends on wire gauge, and current rating on the box's fuse
 

Bronze Member
Username: Winn

Santa Ana, California US

Post Number: 90
Registered: Jun-05
no, it doesn't. check your car fuse box, the ACC wire stereo from ignition usually only carry 10Amp Fuse. 10Amp fuse doesn't carry enough load for most of External Amp.
 

Gold Member
Username: Glasswolf

Wisteria, Lane USA

Post Number: 8628
Registered: Dec-03
holy crap I must've misread that
are you running the amplifier's main power from the ACC wire of the fusebox?

never do that.
run the proper gauge power and ground cables, and run directly to the battery for positive.
no exceptions.
 

Silver Member
Username: Riebread77

Post Number: 371
Registered: Jun-05
glass, what are other sources of the remote wire other than the one off of the headunit?
 

Gold Member
Username: Glasswolf

Wisteria, Lane USA

Post Number: 8638
Registered: Dec-03
nothing really for remote since the remote trigger should turn devices on with the head unit..
but you can in a pinch use a switched ignition line.. that turns everything on with the keys in the ACC/RUN position
 

Silver Member
Username: Riebread77

Post Number: 373
Registered: Jun-05
I'm about to do an install...3 amps, audiocontrol DQXS, epicenter, matrix, ddc...total of 7 items...i'm going to assume that all of these can't run off the remote wire off the headunit...am i right?...how could I wire it so that it so that I won't blow the remote transmission from the headunit.
 

Bronze Member
Username: Brynm

Prince Albert, SK Canada

Post Number: 22
Registered: Jul-05
run the remote lead off yor HU to a relay coil then your elecs can get the remote signal from the relay
 

Silver Member
Username: Riebread77

Post Number: 375
Registered: Jun-05
if the relay was hooked up to 2 things...wouldn't it power one or the other?
 

Gold Member
Username: Glasswolf

Wisteria, Lane USA

Post Number: 8641
Registered: Dec-03
www.the12volt.com has free diagrams for wiring relays for this purpose.
 

Silver Member
Username: Riebread77

Post Number: 376
Registered: Jun-05
yea you had a different site available too...i checked up on it and played with the interactive situational diagrams and thats all it showed picture wise...ill check up on this website.
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