Few questions..

Darthness · Post by **Darthness** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 9:22 am

Aight, well as you may know today i got all my knukonceptz wiring and such.. but i have a question about the distrobution block.. btw, i got the three output one..

first of all, it didn't come with any sort of manual or instructions and i don'ty see on the website, and i'm new to all this so im not really sure what to do. First ofall, i guess it needs fuses, any ideas to what size?

Also, it has a few 4 guage inputs (or so i think), but which am i supposed to use? (maybe one is for power, one is for ground... :P)

Thanks much!

Post by **GlassWolf** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 9:37 am

should have come with a fuse
the amplifier should have it's own wiring directions.

maybe you should have someone else do this install?

Darthness · Post by **Darthness** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 9:42 am

starting to think so myself.. but how can i learn if i don't do it myself?

i might actually take it up to the shop where i bought the sub and amp... donno

i fi could figure out a few things on my own, i'll be fine. namely, how to connect the wires upp.. ie, attachign the wire to the fuse and distrobution block and such.

yeah, and i think they failed to list some stuff, i got 3 4awg ring terminals, 2 4awg spade terminals, 4 smaller spade terminals, a few little blue tubes and a few black "things" that will hold a 4awg wire

Post by **GlassWolf** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 9:49 am

well, you could see if the shop would let you watch.. and learn by watching a pro do the job.. then next time you'd know how he did it by observation.
That's in part how I learned, myself. I spent time hanging around a local shop with the manager and installers. When they needed summer help, they asked me first.

Darthness · Post by **Darthness** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 9:55 am

cool.. my father has some know how on wiring and such, so i'll probably ask him for a little advice/help once he comes around (hes not fond of this hobby

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i only have one question at this point.. the RCA's come with a built in turnon-lead.. whats a turon on lead? is for the remote wire, or what?

kevinberry1 · Post by **kevinberry1** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 11:11 am

[quote="Darthness"]cool.. my father has some know how on wiring and such, so i'll probably ask him for a little advice/help once he comes around (hes not fond of this hobby ]

It is for the remote wire, but I've found that the RCA input on the amp is often on the opposite side of the remote and power input, so you often have to end up curling the RCA wires or doubling them back to allow it to reach. It depends on your install, but it can work fine. My ARC 1002t is a long amp and I would have to do that if I wired the RCA's straight from my deck to the amp, but I use a crossover so it is a moot point.

Darthness · Post by **Darthness** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 11:42 am

I have a tiny amp and a long cable so i should be fine...

smoker · Post by **smoker** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 1:02 pm

in the past that wire has also been used by some as a ground to try and kill noise...dont know how or if it works but i have known shops to use it that way..they would ground one end to the chassis of the radio and the other to the chassis of the amp..............dont know never tried....

Ryan from Ohio · Post by **Ryan from Ohio** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 5:24 pm

Personally I would get to Rat Shack and buy some 18 Ga Blue Stranded wire... Cost ya like $4 or so.

The distribution block is for power only. Usually has 3 inputs of 4 Ga, use the one that works best with your install.

Then it has a varying number of outputs that are 8 ga usually. That goes to the amps power.

MrSo0h0o · Post by **MrSo0h0o** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 6:36 pm

didnt u say that u got a distribution block? and there a few 4 gauge outputs? i had gotten the one 4 gauge to two 8 gauge dist block and they didnt come with fuses. i had to buy them separately. about what wires go in there, all should be power. main power wire into that single hole and separate power wires to your amps. thats how i did it.