How would I hook this up?

[ThomasG 5,000+ posts]

How would i hook something like this up in my car?

btw its a fan to cool my amp

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[ThomasG 5,000+ posts]

anyone?

 

[btlking 10+ year member]

how many wires are off the back?? find the power and ground and run a switched power to it

 

[ThomasG 5,000+ posts]

There is just a positive and negative

Run a switched power?

 

[BassAce 10+ year member]

I would use a relay that turns on and off from your remote wire and have the power wire connected to the other leads of the relay and have the fan connected in series.

 

[ThomasG 5,000+ posts]

I think ive got it figured out i just went out to my car and hooked the positive to the remote and grouned the negative it turned on

i cut that crop off and im just using the wires

 

[SethPhillips 5,000+ posts]

why dont you come down to my shop bro!!!!!!!!!! i'll hook you up.

id run a fused wire on a switch back to it.

i wouldent run it off ur remote turn on wire w/out a fuse:crap:

 

[ThomasG 5,000+ posts]

why dont you come down to my shop bro!!!!!!!!!! i'll hook you up.
id run a fused wire on a switch back to it.

i wouldent run it off ur remote turn on wire w/out a fuse:crap:

You at your shop right now? I thought you werent there saturdays

 

[SethPhillips 5,000+ posts]

Everyday !!!1 Except Sunday. And Wed.!

 

[ThomasG 5,000+ posts]

If i come down do you want to help me with my little project today?

mounting my amp in my backseat and installing a fan on my amp.. pretty simple

 

[SethPhillips 5,000+ posts]

i got 4 wide open bays bro!!!! you tell me. i'll be here all day

 

[tRidiot 10+ year member]

DEFINITELY use a relay from your remote and run the power and ground to your + and -.

The problem with running it off your remote wire is that it will draw all its current through the remote turn-on lead. These typically don't have much current capability, being made to turn on a few devices... they are usually in the neighborhood of 250-500mA in my experience. Your fan may draw more than that, causing you not only to blow the fuse in your remote lead, but can actually short out the remote from your headunit.

If you run it off a relay, the remote can trigger it, and the power will turn on, just like if it were an amplifier or something. In this way, you could run 10 or more of them without worrying about current draw.