Newb question, RCA cables, what is the small wire for?

[Zesty 10+ year member]

RCA cables are from Knu's 4g package. I'm a rookie and was wondering what the tiny wire in the middle was for? Thanks.

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[twisztdauthorit 10+ year member]

remote wire for amp?

 

[tRidiot 10+ year member]

It's to run a remote turn-on lead from your deck to your amps

 

[crunktimes.com 5,000+ posts]

Yes the small wire in the middle is your amp remote. I wondered the same thing when it came... To be honest I spread the wires some and ripped about 8" out before realizing what is actually was //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[UpNCommin 10+ year member]

Actually its for u to ground it, that way it helps by somehow filterin or doing somethin to the signal and help from ground loop or any kind of distortion... btw you shouldnt run the power wire/remote on the same side as the RCAs.

 

[revrider1 5,000+ posts]

its the remote wire you have there

 

[Coolwazabi 10+ year member]

thats the power wire //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

nah its the remote.. which is blue at the wiring harness..

 

[Zesty 10+ year member]

Ok, by remote turn on, do you mean for a remote control? Because my amp didn't come with a remote control.

 

[tRidiot 10+ year member]

Actually its for u to ground it, that way it helps by somehow filterin or doing somethin to the signal and help from ground loop or any kind of distortion... btw you shouldnt run the power wire/remote on the same side as the RCAs.

Ummmm.... don't listen to this guy. lol

It's meant to be a remote turn-on lead... with SOME units, grounding the RCAs is a possibility, but that's not what this wire is intended for.

And running a remote turn-on lead near your RCAs isn't going to cause you problems.

 

[morgans432 10+ year member]

Ok, by remote turn on, do you mean for a remote control? Because my amp didn't come with a remote control.

no its for when you turn on your headunit it will turn on the amp. Has nothing to do with a remote that is extra. Sends a signal to the amp telling it when to turn on and off.

 

[Megalomaniac 5,000+ posts]

the "turn-on lead" plugs into your radios "remote" output. requires soldering or a use of buttconnector(spelling). all this does is send a singal to amp letting the amp know that the radio is on so the amp can turn on. otherwise if it didnt have that remoteline at all then you amp would be on all the time and drain battery.

 

[UpNCommin 10+ year member]

Ummmm.... don't listen to this guy. lol
It's meant to be a remote turn-on lead... with SOME units, grounding the RCAs is a possibility, but that's not what this wire is intended for.

And running a remote turn-on lead near your RCAs isn't going to cause you problems.

if it was meant as a remote, why would they include another remote wire??? and, why is it shorter on one end?? dont you think that if it was meant as remote they would of left some play for you to be able to connect without a problem on both ends.

 

[mlstrass 5,000+ posts]

also one end with have more wire, that's the end for the amp side FYI...

 

[UpNCommin 10+ year member]

right it's longer, but on the amps w/rcas opposite side of power terminals, the wire is not long enough.

 

[UpNCommin 10+ year member]

http://www.caraudio.com/forum/showthread.php?t=198477&highlight=small+wire+rca

if he says to run power wires apart from rcas, and remote wire IS a power wire, why would u use it as a remote seeing that it goess WITHIN the RCAs