just a few quick questions...

[.::DuD3::. 10+ year member]

ok im about to do my first install, and i have just a few questions before i jump into it:

1. do i need a fuse connecting the wires from my comps to my amps?

2. would i just splice into the remote wire if i were to wire a fan?

3. and what kind of fuse is this? i'm so confused on how this works:

http://knukonceptz.com/productDetail.cfm?prodID=FH-210

any help would be appreciated!

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[Acidburn 5,000+ posts]

1. No

2. a single fan may be ok, but if it draws too much current it can fry the remote on your HU, i would use a relay

3. that is just an ATC fuse and a holder for it, if you're asking about the wire, they come like that for ease of manufacture, you just cut it

 

[.::DuD3::. 10+ year member]

oh ok, i see how that fuse works now. so i could just cut the end off the wire, and connect that right to the battery right? since it is with 18". for relays, i read bcae1.com, but i still don't fully understand how to wire it, could someone help me out here?

 

[Acidburn 5,000+ posts]

for the fuse holder, just cut the wire in half, are you sure a fuse holder like that is big enough for you application?

there was just a thread on relays: http://www.caraudio.com/vb/showthread.php?t=75175

 

[.::DuD3::. 10+ year member]

well, i was planning on running 2 wires from the battery, a 4 and 10 gauge to my amps, but its looks as if i'll need a distribution block afterall. would this work out if i ran 2 4 gauge wires, 1 to my sub amp, and the other to a distribution block. then from the the distribution block, a 10 gauge for my comps amp, and then whatever gauge, depending on how amps i draw, to the relay?

 

[Acidburn 5,000+ posts]

what amp only needs 10ga?

and the relay wont draw more than a couple amps if it is just powering on 2 amps and running a fan

 

[.::DuD3::. 10+ year member]

my mid-range amp is only 65 watts rms, thats what the 10 gauge is for. and i was going to wire 4 fans, and i think the amp draw is 0.2 on the fans. that would be just about an amp for the fans. so where should wire the power supply for the relay? shouldn't i use a distribution block, with enough power for my 10 gauge and the relay?

 

[Acidburn 5,000+ posts]

run a 4ga for the sub-amp

run a 8ga for the mid-amp

stick the power wire from the remote into the power terminal on either amp

 

[.::DuD3::. 10+ year member]

oh ok, that makes sense //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[da12b 10+ year member]

This is the way I would do it. From the Battery, run a 4 ga. power cable into an 125amp ANL inline fuse (within 18 in. from the battery), then to a fused distribution (used for 2 amps). I would get one that has one 4 ga. in and two 8 ga. out. I would use a 60 amp AGU glass fuse or an blade type fuse. Run two 8 ga. power cables to each amp. That's it for the power cable.

I hope this helps.

 

[ss3079 5,000+ posts]

I'd go straight to a larger gauge wire, ANL fuse and fuseholder, and a disto block. You'll probably want to upgrade later on anyways, so no sense in running new wire.

The above alternatives mentioned will work fine though.

- Steve

 

[johnecon2001 5,000+ posts]

I like what steve said. And I agree with him, bigger is better and leave room for future upgrades.

A good idea would be to run either 2 awg or even 1/0 awg (future upgrades) with a 150amp fuse into a distro, and then break off the lines from the distro two one four and one eight gauge line. Then you can run a little power wire into the distro for the relay.

 

[.::DuD3::. 10+ year member]

so 2 gauge to a dblock sounds good. thanks for all the help

Acidburn run a 4ga for the sub-amp

run a 8ga for the mid-amp

stick the power wire from the remote into the power terminal on either amp

just wondering, did you mean relay?

 

[Acidburn 5,000+ posts]

yes i did, lol oops

and now that you have a distro, you can just stick the power wire for the RELAY in one of the holes on the distro

 

[.::DuD3::. 10+ year member]

lol //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif thanks for all the help everyone! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif