jump the remote wire with 2 amps?

[wp7456 10+ year member]

I can just jump the remote wire from my sub amp to my speaker amp right?

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[nineball 10+ year member]

yep

 

[BobbyDD 10+ year member]

yes

 

[cj407]

yep....but any more than 2 amps and i recommend getting a relay

 

[BluePoint 10+ year member]

You prob won't have any problems with only two amps, but a relay is not a bad idea (not expensive) I had the remote lead blow on an eclipse HU turning on two amps. Not sure if it was a freak thing, but never had problem with the relay.

Tate

 

[wp7456 10+ year member]

if the remote lead blows can that damage the HU?

 

[x2o 10+ year member]

Yeah, it'll damage the remote output on the HU //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif..

So you'd have to get your remote from the ignition or lighter or something else.

 

[IDSkoT 5,000+ posts]

You prob won't have any problems with only two amps, but a relay is not a bad idea (not expensive) I had the remote lead blow on an eclipse HU turning on two amps. Not sure if it was a freak thing, but never had problem with the relay.
Tate

The only reason it would blow is if for some reason either of the amps pulled too many amperes through the remote... which is a problem with the amp. A relay just acts as a sort of power post, and isn't too much different, but is safer.

 

[wp7456 10+ year member]

Is it possible to figure out how many amps each amp will pull through the remote wire? How common is it for 2 amps to blow a remote lead?

 

[qtipextra 5,000+ posts]

Is it possible to figure out how many amps each amp will pull through the remote wire? How common is it for 2 amps to blow a remote lead?

Yep, it is possible to find out. Generally it is not more then a few mA. You should be just fine with 2 amps on the remote wire.

If you are worried about it, fuse the wire with a 1 amp fuse.