Help on a switch

[Folly 10+ year member]

i was gonna wire a switch to my amps so i wouldnt have to listen to bass all the time if i diddnt want to and also so i could cut it fast if a cop was to come by.......but im using 2 ga. amp kits so how could i wire a switch with the power wire being so big??? should i try it or just forget about it and do somehting else???? if anybody has an idea or suggestion let me know. thanks

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[n2audio 5,000+ posts]

switch the remote wire - not power. Several of us have done it. Cost me about $2 and an hour of my time.

 

[Exploder 97 10+ year member]

connect the switch to your remote wire.......

 

[ss3079 5,000+ posts]

Kill the signal.

- Steve

 

[Folly 10+ year member]

my amp dosent have a remote for it so how would i go about doin it? my friends have theres wired in but they have an amp that is well less powerfull

 

[Exploder 97 10+ year member]

how can you not have a remote wire?

 

[ss3079 5,000+ posts]

how can you not have a remote wire?

I think he thinks we're talking about a remote control for the amp.

- Steve

 

[Folly 10+ year member]

im thinking you are talking about the remote that is ran by a wire to the dash where u can adjust the bass

 

[ss3079 5,000+ posts]

No ... remote wire ... wire from head unit to amp that turns the amp on and off.

- Steve

 

[Folly 10+ year member]

i prob sound dumb but o well i would rather us both know what were talking about and be on the same page so one i can get help and 2 i dont get confused and anough u all

 

[Folly 10+ year member]

ok so do i just run a wire from the amp to a switch and then to what?? like i know where u talking about now the input for it is like where the ground and power is correct??

 

[maylar 10+ year member]

All amps have a connection near the power wires called Remote (or just REM) that goes to a small wire. That wire is a control signal that goes to your deck, and it turns the amp on and off. All you need to do is cut that wire and put a switch inline with it.

 

[supraman1379 10+ year member]

I ran a wire from my battery to a switch, then from there to my remote lead on my amp. It works fine

 

[n2audio 5,000+ posts]

I ran a wire from my battery to a switch, then from there to my remote lead on my amp. It works fine

That works fine until you forget to turn it off some night.

 

[supraman1379 10+ year member]

That works fine until you forget to turn it off some night.

Yea I have done that once or twice. But my battery seems to last. Having my cap prolly helps though from killing the battery.