hispls
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But if you ever upgrade
Yeah, after OP installs his 12th amp he'll be happy he spent his time and money putting a relay on there.
But if you ever upgrade
Yeah, after OP installs his 12th amp he'll be happy he spent his time and money putting a relay on there.
3 amps and an EQ would be roughly 70mA if they use the same method as my RF amp. This page is a pretty high quality relay that gives good data on what it can and can't do.So I guess 4 bucks is so expensive than for you. And I'm adding a third amp so let's see here. 3 amps plus a eq you would run all off of your remote wire? I think I will spend that extra 5 minutes for the protection than just wire it all straight to the head unit.
Honestly, each amp is going to be slightly delayed from each other amp as well so they shouldn't be pulling max amps to turn all the amps on at the same time anyway.
Right! And I"ve never heard or seen any fuse a ground.I ran 6 amps off the headunit remote with zero issues. No relay.
I ran 8awg ofc for a simple setup with a 600w class d. It went into protect a few times. It stayed in protect after the fourth time. I would run another 4awg for peace of mind. I am running that same amp in my truck which is wired up the ying yang, it is working awesome so far (since last night). So I figure 8awg was lacking for 600w rms.I have 4AWG power from battery split to 8AWG at distribution block with 80a fuses on each side.
Would and have within the last year. We have proven that if you have fewer than 8 amplifiers that the relay actually draws more current. Now if you're running neon/lights/fans/etc. yes you should use relays but for pre-amps, amps, EQs and similar you're just adding more things that can go wrong and will take up space.3 amps plus a eq you would run all off of your remote wire?
I only fused the ground because I read an article that said fusing the ground with the same size fuse as used at battery on power wire, was just added security. I have since removed fuses.Right! And I"ve never heard or seen any fuse a ground.
Like I said we have a difference of opinion on this. I feel safer running a relay on my setup. After all the research I have read it always suggested to do that so I did. To me 5 bucks is worth the piece of mind.Would and have within the last year. We have proven that if you have fewer than 8 amplifiers that the relay actually draws more current. Now if you're running neon/lights/fans/etc. yes you should use relays but for pre-amps, amps, EQs and similar you're just adding more things that can go wrong and will take up space.
I only fused the ground because I read an article that said fusing the ground with the same size fuse as used at battery on power wire, was just added security. I have since removed fuses.
I probably misunderstood. What are the negatives of having a fused ground? Will the amps no get full power?Either you misunderstood, or the writer had zero understanding of the most basic principles of dc circuits.