Remote wire thickness

[dakayus 10+ year member]

Ok I was just panicking that my system was dead and I realized I didn't have a remote wire which I think turns on the amp. Anyways, what gauge wire does this need to be? I'm hoping this is just the problem. I also have a tiny piece of wire that i'd guess to be like 20-22 gauge that's on my RCA cables. The remote terminal on the amplifier looks like it should take some 4 or 8 gauge wire.

Thanks guys

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[Propimp 10+ year member]

20 should be fimne.

 

[Propimp 10+ year member]

4 or 8 is a deffinate no.

 

[bass-aholic 10+ year member]

i use 1/0 for maximum current.....and a capacitorrr

 

[Steven206Seattl 10+ year member]

you don't need big wire for your remote wire. it only needs a trace of electricity from the headunit to the amp telling the amp to turn on. 20 would work

 

[ultimate157 5,000+ posts]

20/22 is fine. It is only a 12v signal wire.

 

[DidUHearThat? 10+ year member]

The wire on the RCA is for the remote wire. Install a small 1/2 amp inline fuse (less than $1 ) at the back of the head unit, then attach the RCA remote wire to that.

It's only running less than a 1/2 amp of current, but if it shorts out it will damage your head unit. The little fuse protects your head unit.

 

[hoxie08 5,000+ posts]

The wire on the RCA is for the remote wire. Install a small 1/2 amp inline fuse (less than $1 ) at the back of the head unit, then attach the RCA remote wire to that.
It's only running less than a 1/2 amp of current, but if it shorts out it will damage your head unit. The little fuse protects your head unit.

never heard of the fuse part before.

 

[blazeplacid 10+ year member]

remotr wire uses miliamps if not picoamps

you will be fine with 20

i use 16 ,i dont like being half way done with an install then i tug on the wire and it rips

happened once,never agian

i think i was using like 26 ga it was really thin

 

[ultimate157 5,000+ posts]

The wire on the RCA is for the remote wire. Install a small 1/2 amp inline fuse (less than $1 ) at the back of the head unit, then attach the RCA remote wire to that.
It's only running less than a 1/2 amp of current, but if it shorts out it will damage your head unit. The little fuse protects your head unit.

Very few manufacturers actually integrate a remote wire into the RCA's.

 

[DidUHearThat? 10+ year member]

Very few manufacturers actually integrate a remote wire into the RCA's.

Apparently the OP's wires do, so do mine.

I also have a tiny piece of wire that i'd guess to be like 20-22 gauge that's on my RCA cables.

 

[J31Rob 5,000+ posts]

Apparently the OP's wires do, so do mine.

obviously.

20 is fine. it just needs to relay a simple signal.

 

[jco1385 5,000+ posts]

bah. i dont use remote wirez. they are for n00bz

 

[n2audio 5,000+ posts]

remotr wire uses miliamps if not picoamps

Straight to pico?? What about micro and nano. BTW - It's milli -- 10 to about 40mA according to the data at bcae1. They're older amps, but I wouldn't think there's been huge changes in turn on circuts over the past few years.

 

[NissanKicker 10+ year member]

I have 12gauge for my remote ( and added a relay to it )

... Just some overkill on the 12awg part - the relay was needed