Remote wire and fans lalala

[Saint211 10+ year member]

IMO helotaxi took you back to school boomboom.

You said a barrier strip, and even linked a barrier strip pushing it through because "you're an engineer."

Then when you um sometime later realize the connections on a barrier strip are separate from each other in pairs ... OOPS

You must have somehow forgot... you have a JUMPERED BARRIER STRIP.... yes... instead of making a solid bus bar they decided to go through the hassle of making separate connections and using small cable jumpers. Wait... its also covered with plastic..

could it be...

oh my a distribution block!! or even a bus bar!

I've also seen people daisy chain their remot connections form amp to amp... seemed to work fine.

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

The only problem with daisy chaining remotes is that you're effectively wiring them in parallel and that decreases the impedance seen by the remote on circuit in the HU. Decreased impedance means increased current. Most HU remote circuits are designed to be very low current. Try to pull too much current through them and you'll either 1) blow the circuit or 2) droop the voltage on the circuit to the point that it won't turn on the devices that you're trying to trigger. With a basic relay you can switch more amps that you could fit in the car and the draw off the HU is the same regardless of number.

 

[ultimate157 5,000+ posts]

Actually, the way I would do it is run the remote to a 12V relay and then run the relay to one of these:
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2103229&cp=&sr=1&origkw=terminal+strip&kw=terminal+strip&parentPage=search

And then branch off the terminal strip to each device.

That's really the proper way to do it vs. pigtailing off of a single wire.

Trust me, I'm an engineer and barrier strips are the proper way to make multiple power connections.
Unless, you've developed something completely new that no one is aware of. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif

Sorry, I didn't mean to be cocky, I just hate to see people get bad advice by people who just don't know what they're talking about.
It frustrates me. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crying.gif.ec0ebefe590df0251476573bc49e46d8.gif

Not if the terminal strip is jumpered like the ones I use. One feed wire makes each connection live. The one I use also has a plastic cover to protect against shorts.

I am going to school for EE, and you sir are a disgrace, calling yourself an engineer. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif

A barrier strip is exactly what you posted... It is used for handling multiple single connections. A bus bar is used to distribute a single source. Using a barrier strip to accomplish what the OP wanted is absolutely ridiculous.

Maybe you should go back to school and redo your degree. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif