Quick disconnect for amplifier hookups?

[ABTsportsline 10+ year member]

i'm putting a system in my wagon... it is meant to look good for shows but also be removable if i need to haul stuff.

nothing crazy or over the top - just two 12's in a sealed enclosure, the amp pushing them will be mounted at an angle on display above the box. there will be a beauty board in front of the box with a smooth vinyl-covered top, amp in middle. this won't beat a full-on custom setup but will beat the "box in the trunk" crowd.

anyway, my question: since the amp will be mounted on top of the box, is there a way to make a quick-disconnect for amplifier power, ground, input, and turn-on leads? like a harness or something i can just unplug when i need to pull the box out? has anyone ever seen any product like that or fabbed one up?

suggestions very much appreciated. if you have ideas on how else to display the amp while preserving cargo space & maintaining the easy removal for the box, i'm all ears. it's an audi wagon, no real room where the spare tire is and no room for the amp on either side of the trunk area.

amp is an orion xtr2150 (like 2 feet long), subs are XTR series 1s. yeah i know, but it's a legacy build, so cut me some slack. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif TIA for all your help!

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[skitzafit 10+ year member]

something like this for the power and ground?

http://www.parts-express.com/wizards/searchResults.cfm?srchExt=CAT&srchCat=187&CFID=5952306&CFTOKEN=63413074

 

[bigaudiofanatic 10+ year member]

Bazooka tubes with built in amps have a quick disconnect I use to have one in my hatchback ONE plug for everything.

 

[snb778 5,000+ posts]

something like this for the power and ground?http://www.parts-express.com/wizards/searchResults.cfm?srchExt=CAT&srchCat=187&CFID=5952306&CFTOKEN=63413074

holy crap I forgot about those!! ineed em bad!!

edit: wait... would that work ok for 0ga. wire as far as transferring electricity quick enough... because those connectors arent as thick at the point of contact as a solid wire

 

[gotparts90 10+ year member]

those work good i had some connectors from the welding store that i used in my van. It was nice the seat was the amp rack and 4 4/0 connectors and some molex plugs for the speaker wires it unhooked fast. the box was a bit harder to take out i had to remove some peakers then unbolt it from the floor

 

[skitzafit 10+ year member]

holy crap I forgot about those!! ineed em bad!!
edit: wait... would that work ok for 0ga. wire as far as transferring electricity quick enough... because those connectors arent as thick at the point of contact as a solid wire

here is where i got the idea to try them.

http://www.caraudio.com/forum/showthread.php?t=304812

 

[loopkiller 10+ year member]

Yes those are what they use for electric fork lift battery connections. They make them for 1/0 and bigger. The for sure will handle the power for your amps. The ones I use on my charger are rated to 300a and they are 2 gauge.

 

[snb778 5,000+ posts]

sweeet

 

[snb778 5,000+ posts]

does 1 of those connectors take 1 power and 1 GND?

 

[loopkiller 10+ year member]

does 1 of those connectors take 1 power and 1 GND?

Yes each connector is 2 wires. You could do one set both positive and one set both negative, but that could be dangerous if you plug the wrong sets together.

 

[ABTsportsline 10+ year member]

thanks for the link! that will work exactly for what i need.

where do you find the complementary end? it appears those are all female connectors? where are the males?

 

[loopkiller 10+ year member]

thanks for the link! that will work exactly for what i need.
where do you find the complementary end? it appears those are all female connectors? where are the males?

They are sold in sets. Both ends are symmetrical.

 

[gsoublis]

This may be a very stupid question but I am going to ask it anyway as I need to make sure that I do this correctly. After reading this thread I purchased 2 of these 4 AWG Breakaway Power Connector 175A. I have never had quick disconnects but I would like to incorporate this into my vehicle. Once I install these my question is do I need to remove the ground cable from the battery everytime I want to disconnect them from the box or reconnect them when I put the box back in the vehicle (it is a box with a built in amplifier) or can I just go to the trunk and pull these apart and hook them back up everytime without any other adjustments or issues. I greatly appreciate your insight.

 

[bugflipper 10+ year member]

I use them in all of my cars. It is a whole lot easier if you need to pull the subs for space. Never have pulled a ground. I only attach or pull apart with the system off. Not sure how it would effect the component if it is playing and the power/ground removed, probably not a good thing. These feed my distribution blocks, so more than amps are running off of the power/ground. By the way you can't hook them up backwards, they only go together one way.