proper way to disconnect subs, but leave amp?? (for a trip)

[stophatin 10+ year member]

hey guys im goin on a trip and need to make room in the trunk.

when i remove the subs, (but im leaving the amp) is it sufficient to just remove the fuse from the amp?

or should i actually unplug the power cable from the terminal block??? and disconnect remote wire?

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[shayne1134 10+ year member]

all i do when removing my amp and/or subs is disconnect the fuse by the battery, unhook what i need to and just connect it back up but leave the fuse out, that is unless you still need your amp, then obviously put the fuse back in.

 

[john denver 10+ year member]

Like shayne said just take out the main fuse by the battery kills all power to that wire

 

[shayne1134 10+ year member]

thanks

 

[schackel 10+ year member]

fuse out

 

[stophatin 10+ year member]

but i need to run my 4 channel amp for the door speakers,

so the fuse by the battery is not an option!

 

[blazeplacid 10+ year member]

just remove the wire from the amp and tape it off

or

if your 4 chan is running your speakers and sub

just disconnect the sub wires...

 

[shayne1134 10+ year member]

Exactly just remove the speaker wire goin to the enclosure and ur good but if you have 2seperete amps 1 for sub and 1 for speakers disconnect the fuse and pull the sub amp right out and then put the fuse back in

 

[Boomintempo 10+ year member]

Just remove the speaker wire from the sub amp, and your done! If your head unit has a option to turn off the sub, do that too

 

[RED3 10+ year member]

so its ok to just remove the fuse @ the battery when needed (changing sub/amp), and then replace the fuse when its all wired back up?? no sparks or ill effects????

 

[blazeplacid 10+ year member]

might get a small spark but you will be ok

the "right" way to do it is to disconnect the neg cable on the battery.

THEN disconnect your amps power wire from the battery

When you ready to put it back, take off neg and then hook up the pos

 

[stevew007 10+ year member]

there is a lot of high dollar amps out there that will smoke if it dont have a load on it.so make sure you unhook the power

 

[SPLaudio 5,000+ posts]

^what amp will smoke with no load? i wouldnt call that a expencive i would call it a junky amp.

 

[blazeplacid 10+ year member]

there is a lot of high dollar amps out there that will smoke if it dont have a load on it.so make sure you unhook the power

what are you talking about??

name one

 

[slapperz 10+ year member]

I just remove the speaker wires then tape off as mention before