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Where should I connect my remote wire?

Do I need to connect my remote wire to BOTH my remote terminal AND power terminal?

  • So I paid Best Buy to put in an aftermarket stereo. They connected my remote wire correctly to the stereo. I ran all of the wires myself to my sub. Problem is, it won't turn on. All fuses are intact, everything is kosher (ground, wires through firewall, 10 gauge wiring, etc.) Do I connect my remote wire to BOTH my remote terminal and power terminal? ground wire --> ground terminal half of remote wire --> remote terminal other half of remote wire + power wire --> power terminal Is this correct? My sub should work. I haven't used it in 2 years but the last time I used it, it worked fine. I'm not worried about the sub. Again, the aftermarket stereo is brand new, installed by Best Buy, so I don't think it's anything on that end. My power is connected to my battery through a firewall grommet. It has a fuse and is connected to the positive terminal. I know I am getting power to the sub because the fuse sparked a little bit (unclean?) when I plugged it in. It definitely isn't turning on because the LED light is off.

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    your remote turn on wire is to be connected to the remote turn on contact on the amplifier ONLY.if your taking power off the power line from battery it will never shut off.and there is a fuse or fuse able link in the remote turn on wire behind the head unit you could have blown this fuse.replace it.for a test only jump power from the power for amp over to the remote turn on contact this should turn on the amps light.if it dose the remote wire is the problem.do not run your amplifier like this or it will be a continuous draw on your battery and will kill it in no time.your remote turn on wire is what they call a switchable power supply and turns on and off with the key so make sure your key is on when using the remote turn on wire to power your amplifier.(10 gauge wire to b+ only) (remote turn on wire from stereo harness to remote turn on contact only) and (RCA cable from SUB OUTS in the rear of the stereo to the amplifier your running only),and run them on the other side of your ride away from the power line,this can cause feed back coming threw your speakers.the way your running the remote wire now could have diffidently cause ed the remote wire to cook the fuse or the wire itself.its a very small fuse in that line,can easily blow.

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your remote turn on wire is to be connected to the remote turn on contact on the amplifier ONLY.if your taking power off the power line from battery it will never shut off.and there is a fuse or fuse able link in the remote turn on wire behind the head unit you could have blown this fuse.replace it.for a test only jump power from the power for amp over to the remote turn on contact this should turn on the amps light.if it dose the remote wire is the problem.do not run your amplifier like this or it will be a continuous draw on your battery and will kill it in no time.your remote turn on wire is what they call a switchable power supply and turns on and off with the key so make sure your key is on when using the remote turn on wire to power your amplifier.(10 gauge wire to b+ only) (remote turn on wire from stereo harness to remote turn on contact only) and (RCA cable from SUB OUTS in the rear of the stereo to the amplifier your running only),and run them on the other side of your ride away from the power line,this can cause feed back coming threw your speakers.the way your running the remote wire now could have diffidently cause ed the remote wire to cook the fuse or the wire itself.its a very small fuse in that line,can easily blow.

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You can't do any real troubleshooting without a digital multimeter. To troubleshoot an amp power issue, set the meter for DC volts. (If it's not an auto-ranging meter, use the 20v setting). With the system turned on, place the black probe on the amp's ground terminal, and use the red probe to measure the voltage on the power terminal and the remote terminal. Both terminals should show over 11 volts. If you find low voltage on the power terminal, you might have a defective or blown fuse, a poor battery connection, or a poor connection at the fuse holder. If you find low voltage on the remote terminal, then there's a problem with the remote wire connection at the head unit, or the remote wire may be pinched or shorted somewhere along its length. If you find low voltage on both terminals, you may have a poor amplifier ground connection.

KaeZoo

You can't do any real troubleshooting without a digital multimeter. To troubleshoot an amp power issue, set the meter for DC volts. (If it's not an auto-ranging meter, use the 20v setting). With the system turned on, place the black probe on the amp's ground terminal, and use the red probe to measure the voltage on the power terminal and the remote terminal. Both terminals should show over 11 volts. If you find low voltage on the power terminal, you might have a defective or blown fuse, a poor battery connection, or a poor connection at the fuse holder. If you find low voltage on the remote terminal, then there's a problem with the remote wire connection at the head unit, or the remote wire may be pinched or shorted somewhere along its length. If you find low voltage on both terminals, you may have a poor amplifier ground connection.

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