Hello everybody recently i bought car amplifier for repair and decided that im gonna replace my sony xm 4020 that i have been running as my subwoofer amplifier for a year now. I just need help with the rca cable i know they have the y adater but that only makes it go to two amps im running 2 mono amps and a 4 ch.
Should I Use Two Power Cables For Two Car Amps Or A Stronger
How to hook up 3 amps in a car. How to properly hook up a car amplifier inside the house. Stand in front of the car and lift up the hood. Find an unused grommet in the firewall or one that already has wires or cables passing through it and that has enough room for the power wire to fit through too. And finally where and how should i install the line out converter. Connect the ground wire to a metal point connected to the cars chassis or a dedicated grounding point. I know how to do the power and ground.
The best way to wire multiple amps to a single power cable is to use a power distribution block. If its a pedal push it down until you feel the brake engage. The relay will then connect the 12 volt signal to the amplifiers and other components. How to hook up 3 amps. Release the latch inside the car. Ensure the ground wire connection is to bare metal.
Disconnect the negative battery. Remove any painted rusted or dirty. This prevents your head unit from trying to deliver too much current which can burn out the turn on circuitry in the head unit. Install the memory saver per the manufacturers instructions. How do i hook up 3 car amps. Run your main rca wire from your head unit and just use several splitters to hook your amps up correctly their about 3 5 bucks a.
Find a distro block that has one input and three out puts prolly end up being four then for the turn on solder or crimp on four wires to the end of the main and go to the turn on points on the amps. I also have the amp kit for both amps kicker ck4 and rockford rfki. I want to know is do i need a distribution block to hook both amps up and can i install the 4 channel up now so once i order the door speakers i can hook them up and not have to worry about installing the amp to. I took this opportunity to write instructable on how to properly hook. Most 12 volt relays can supply up to 30 amps of current which is more than enough for all your turn on circuits. That allows you to use a single cable for most of the run including the crucial portion that passes through the firewall and then to use shorter individual cables to actually connect to each amplifier.
Then for the ground get the same distro block as the power and ground it to one point. The power wire from your amp wiring kit usually 16 20 feet in length needs to run from the battery through your cars firewall through the cars body to the amp. If its a hand brake push the button in and pull up on the lever.