Strange thing with System

[cappy72 10+ year member]

I read about amps going into protect mode due to the low signal of the remote wire when you have a couple of components hooked up.

Well I am starting to think that this is true... today I got a new d5 1200.1 amp(cause I thought the other one was having technical problems) and I hooked it up, it was connected to my active crossover. Well my amp starting going into protect mode for some odd reason. so I started looking because I thought it was odd to have 2 amps going into protect mode.

I started adjusting the gains and boom protect again... hmmm

so I decided to disconnect the xover and ran the Rca's directly to the 2 amps. hmmm... now the subs are stronger than before>??? this is odd

any explanations?

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[audiolife 5,000+ posts]

my firebird did that all i did was use a relay for the remote and it took care of the issue. was funny my old pioneer turned everything on a ok but the short lived alpine couldnt lol

 

[cappy72 10+ year member]

interesting my HU is an alpine as well.....

any help with the relay wiring??/ how did you do it?

 

[audiolife 5,000+ posts]

ever work with relays? this is handy you will still use the remote wire of the alpine to trigger the relay http://www.the12volt.com/relays/relays.asp

http://www.the12volt.com/relays/page5.asp

^ 6th pick down illistraights it better than i can word it lol

 

[cappy72 10+ year member]

good link... thanks

did you throw a fuse between the remote inputs and the relay output? if so what size did you use? I am thinking about a 5 amp fuse but I dont know if that is too little

 

[audiolife 5,000+ posts]

on mine i had 3 amps 2 eqs 2 fans a noisegate and a crossover i just ran either a 2 amp or a 3.5 cant remember which

 

[cappy72 10+ year member]

aight so something relatively low...

 

[audiolife 5,000+ posts]

yuh 200 mil amp value per item i believe is the rule

 

[cappy72 10+ year member]

yea I read that .. so I would only need about a 2 amp fuse for 2 amps and a crossover?

 

[audiolife 5,000+ posts]

you can use it not sure it would save the actual units from harm but it might stop a forrest fire