Balanced line adapter for 8053

[mschramek 10+ year member]

So I want to hook everything up but I am a little confused on something. It looks like you connect your remote wire to the Balanced line adapter from the HU. But then how do you have your amps turn on when you turn the radio on without having the amps on all the time. How did everybody with Balanced line adapters set the remote wire up. I have two amps btw. Thanks for any help you guys can give me.

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[johnecon2001 5,000+ posts]

you can splice the remote wire...

 

[mschramek 10+ year member]

So I can splice the remote wire to 3 different things. That wont draw to much from the deck will it and potentualy wreck the deck would it?.....

Or that wont prevent me from getting 12 volts to each device would it?

 

[Johnny Drama 5,000+ posts]

A relay for your amps would be your best bet. partsexpress sells them. Bosh makes a few good ones.

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

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Just wire the REM wire through a relay.

 

[mschramek 10+ year member]

should I have 3 different relays then....two for both of the amps and one for the balanced line adapter.

 

[johnecon2001 5,000+ posts]

no.. just one with mulitple ouputs will be fine.

 

[Naxis2k1 10+ year member]

So I can splice the remote wire to 3 different things. That wont draw to much from the deck will it and potentualy wreck the deck would it?.....Or that wont prevent me from getting 12 volts to each device would it?

your think of drawing current(amps) not voltage two diffrent things. your amps need 12volts to come on. no to play thats a diffrent story thats when it takes current. you should be able to splice the wire if you really wanted too and would not need to worry much about it. but a relay would be a better idea. but eather way its still sorta the same thing.

at least that sounds right hehe

its late give me a break

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

but eather way its still sorta the same thing.

No it's not.

Each unit will need a certain, but small, amount of current via the REM wire to turn on. The REM wire doesn't output very much current....usually less than 3A total. Start connecting too many units to the REM wire without a relay, and you're going to exceed the amount of current that the remote-on can support and run the risk of frying the REM output.

Hence why a relay is necessary in certain situations.

 

[thch 10+ year member]

so how much current is drawn by the remote wire on the amp? 500 picoamps, 5 milliamps, or 1 amp?

3A seems a bit high.

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

so how much current is drawn by the remote wire on the amp? 500 picoamps, 5 milliamps, or 1 amp?
3A seems a bit high.

Most products I've seen are in the .5A - 1A range IIRC (going by memory, so don't quote me).