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Amp turn on wire
Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2005 10:16 am
by raw9283
what gauge should my turn on wire be for my amp?
Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2005 10:17 am
by Justin from Detroit1
Doesn't have to be big, only uses a couple millivolts. 18 gauge is fine, 20 works, too.
Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2005 11:01 am
by smoker
yea you could really turn the amp on with one strand of copper wire....its very low voltage......
Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2005 11:57 am
by raw9283
Yeah I read somewhere that it was a pretty low voltage, but I wasn't sure how big it really needed to be...I guess I should have just looked at the wire coming out of my receiver derrrrrrrrrr
thanks for the help though!
Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2005 1:02 pm
by smoker
you can overdo it though....it takes a lot but there does come a point where using a relay helps
Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2005 1:51 pm
by Bwcad1
yea like my truck. i run a 14gage remote lead because i have fans powerd and led powerd by the remote lead. we also used a relay because my component amps wouldnt turn on due to the fact the fans and other amps were taking to much of the power. added a relay poof fixed the problem