Alright, What's Missing Here?

[Mallow706 10+ year member]

I just hooked up my amp to my subs and everything, and the amp isn't getting any power. At first I thought that it was no good, then I got to looking and messing around. Everything is correct, HOWEVER I believe now that I missed something along the way. Checked fuses, checked ground, etc. Then it hit me. I saw a REM power slot (my old amp didn't have one) with which I wasn't familiar with. The cable from the battery goes into the 12 v spot, but what goes in the rem slot, and what does it connect to?

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[coledawg 10+ year member]

connects to head unit??

 

[dragnix 5,000+ posts]

amp not connected to headunit //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wow.gif.23d729408e9177caa2a0ed6a2ba6588e.gif

 

[t00sh0rt 10+ year member]

REM is for the remote wire. This wire turns on when your head unit turns on, which sends the signal to the amps to turn on, so they are only on when needed by the headunit

 

[djman37 5,000+ posts]

I just hooked up my amp to my subs and everything, and the amp isn't getting any power. At first I thought that it was no good, then I got to looking and messing around. Everything is correct, HOWEVER I believe now that I missed something along the way. Checked fuses, checked ground, etc. Then it hit me. I saw a REM power slot (my old amp didn't have one) with which I wasn't familiar with. The cable from the battery goes into the 12 v spot, but what goes in the rem slot, and what does it connect to?

hu remote out. if you are using a stock system, sometimes you have to tap off ACC.

 

[Mallow706 10+ year member]

OH! Okay, I remember which wire it is now. Thanks for the input.

 

[btdickey99 5,000+ posts]

how did your old amp not have one?

 

[copperhead069 10+ year member]

i find it odd that your old amp didnt have one. But yeah what t00sh0rt said..

 

[dragnix 5,000+ posts]

wondering the same thing. Either your old amp was constantly on, or never actually worked.

 

[hoxie08 5,000+ posts]

or it was a jl amp?

 

[dragnix 5,000+ posts]

JL amps are so powerful it's ran wirelessly? Bluetooth integration in an amp, JL is always ahead of the curve

 

[hoxie08 5,000+ posts]

no. certain jl amps i think use a signal from the RCA's to know when to turn on. They just turn on when they get a signal...

 

[dragnix 5,000+ posts]

hmmm...i've never heard of this, show me proof please

 

[btdickey99 5,000+ posts]

my jl amp has one.....

 

[hoxie08 5,000+ posts]

k i'll find it. could be wrong, but i remember hearing about this many times.