Remote Wire Current Draw

[AlterEgo99 5,000+ posts]

Does anyone know roughly what the current draw of the remote wire going to an amp is? It's not on either of my amp specification sheets and it will be a pain to get to the remote wire to check it with a DMM. I'm looking at modifying my relay setup to control my cooling fans and need to make sure I have the proper fuse size. The remote wire for both of my Alpine PDX amps is 16 gauge so I assuming the current draw is minimal at best.

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[Mass Car Audio 10+ year member]

Does anyone know roughly what the current draw of the remote wire going to an amp is? It's not on either of my amp specification sheets and it will be a pain to get to the remote wire to check it with a DMM. I'm looking at modifying my relay setup to control my cooling fans and need to make sure I have the proper fuse size. The remote wire for both of my Alpine PDX amps is 16 gauge so I assuming the current draw is minimal at best.

The draw for a remote wire is about 0.5 amps.

 

[n2audio 5,000+ posts]

1/4-1/2A is generally the max you can get from a HU remote.

Most amps will fall into the 10-40mA range if you're talking about trigger current.

 

[audioarsonal 10+ year member]

Wire the remote to trigger a relay.Problem solved.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[AlterEgo99 5,000+ posts]

Yeah, kinda figured it was lower than an 1 AMP...thanks! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/cool.gif.3bcaf8f141236c00f8044d07150e34f7.gif