Installing 2 amp
05-10-2005, 12:52 AM
#1
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Hey guys I have to amps to hook up in my car a Rockford fosgate p600.2 and a Rockford P200.2 amp and I was just wondering how I hook them both up like how do I get the power to both when I am running them from a power cap and all the wires how do they all hook up like the remote and everything and also I have this professionaly installed at at my deck there is a wire but it is spliced into and another wire soldered on and this wire that is like this goes to my amp as the ground from the deck does anyone know why they would do this. Thanks guys and any help would be great.
05-10-2005, 04:07 PM
#3
Take the gear to Duncan AVU and have them install it.
You need some basic understanding of what you are doing to be succesfull. By the questions you are asking, I am not confident you have that basic knowledge.
The amps you have are of a quality that you would not want to damage them by installing them wrong.
You need some basic understanding of what you are doing to be succesfull. By the questions you are asking, I am not confident you have that basic knowledge.
The amps you have are of a quality that you would not want to damage them by installing them wrong.
05-11-2005, 07:44 AM
#4
You may also want to check out www.rockfordfosate.com , there is some good tutorials about how installs should be done.
06-22-2005, 08:18 PM
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noob here, what do you mean by daisy chain? right now I have split the remote wire into 2 like this-->
single remote wire split at the back of my car, to both amps
or is this way better?
-----(amp)---(amp)
right now my amps cut off (sometimes) when I'm not blasting them.
thanks djxp
[ June 22, 2005, 09:25 PM: Message edited by: djxp ]
single remote wire split at the back of my car, to both amps
or is this way better?
-----(amp)---(amp)
right now my amps cut off (sometimes) when I'm not blasting them.
thanks djxp
[ June 22, 2005, 09:25 PM: Message edited by: djxp ]
06-22-2005, 09:27 PM
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what do you mean cut out? do the just shut off? if so, it prob because of a voltage drop. but because you say it happens when your not blasting it, i think it has somthing to do with your remote turn on. i know that some alpine decks had a problem with the remote lead when it was hooked up to a none alpine deck, so if you have an alpine deck(an older one, 2-3 years old. think it was the 7892 and 7998)that could be your problem.
as for the remote wiring config. i have done both ways(running to 1 amp then to the next, and spliting one into 2 then to the amp)and both ways have worked. there isnt a "better" way, do what is easier for you.
as for the remote wiring config. i have done both ways(running to 1 amp then to the next, and spliting one into 2 then to the amp)and both ways have worked. there isnt a "better" way, do what is easier for you.
06-23-2005, 12:16 PM
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Some decks can't handle having 2 amps on the remote lead. Each additional item you have on the remote lead draws more current (amperage) from the head unit. If you have too many things, it will cut off the remote power. Or, if you are right at the limit, and there is a voltage drop, that might be enough to cut off the remote power.
In short, you need a relay.
The relay activates when there is power on the remote line. It opens a switch to allow 12 v to flow to as many items as you wish (within the power regulations of the relay). An average relay can handle 15Amps of current, more than enough power to activate the remotes for 8 amps, 3 crossovers, a dvd player neons etc etc...
In short, you need a relay.
The relay activates when there is power on the remote line. It opens a switch to allow 12 v to flow to as many items as you wish (within the power regulations of the relay). An average relay can handle 15Amps of current, more than enough power to activate the remotes for 8 amps, 3 crossovers, a dvd player neons etc etc...
