got a prob with my amp not turning off

[imallthatisman 10+ year member]

ok i have a 1988 jeep that doesnt have a clip for the stereo... i got the stereo to work fine but the amp only works when i have it hooked up to the constent power. so my amp doesnt turn off now. also i have my amp hooked up directly to my battery and if i leave my car off long enough, the battery dies! its starting to make me mad... this never happened to any of my other systems

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[buchel 10+ year member]

Well, then find a place to hook up your remote wire, that only has power when the car is on, just be careful what you cut into...

~ Kyle ~

 

[imallthatisman 10+ year member]

i know that much but every wire there is used up. there are no more wires for me to connect to anything.

 

[buchel 10+ year member]

i know that much but every wire there is used up. there are no more wires for me to connect to anything.

Splice into one, very carefully...

~ Kyle ~

 

[imallthatisman 10+ year member]

the thing is if i had a remote wire hooked up to my (we'll say speakers) my speakers wouldnt work. my stereo wouldnt work if i didnt have it hooked up the way it is

 

[tommyk90 5,000+ posts]

What is the remote wire hooked up to now?? The amp shouldn't work at all if it isn't hooked up to something.

 

[imallthatisman 10+ year member]

its hooked up to my constent. so my battery dies. i've tried every wire i could find and there is still no power to my amp without being hooked to my constent

 

[buchel 10+ year member]

Ok, a remote wire is, what tells your amp to turn on, so if your car is not in the accessory position, then u cannot listen to music,, but if you car is, you can, it is that simple...

~ Kyle ~

 

[cobra65427289 10+ year member]

if im right there is a blue wire on the HU, that should be the remote turn on (kind of scetchy, havent done a HU install since mine almost two years ago).

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[imallthatisman 10+ year member]

buchel, I know how to hook up a stereo and what wires do what and why they do. all i need to know now is how i can run a remote wire from the circut bored to my stereo because there isnt one labled MEM or memory

 

[tommyk90 5,000+ posts]

Run it to your fuse box to a fuse that is hot when the car is on and off when the car is off.

 

[buchel 10+ year member]

Run it to your fuse box to a fuse that is hot when the car is on and off when the car is off.

^^ ditto...

~ Kyle ~

 

[imallthatisman 10+ year member]

alright thanks a lot for you help

 

[Quimby]

I my self would not wire it up to the fuse box. You do not want to overload your electical system, may causing you to blow fuses or burn wires. Even though your remote turn on lead is pulling less than half an amp. I suggest if you cannot find a turn on lead from your head Unit then to run a toggle switch in line between your constant power and your remote turn on at the amp.

 

[tommyk90 5,000+ posts]

You can wire it to the fuse box. Your not gonna overload anything or fry any wires. The remote wire draws a miniscule amount of current.