Where does the amp turn on wire go?
The turn-on wire (also called the remote wire) is located behind the stereo. On aftermarket stereos, it’s usually a blue and white wire. The remote wire will “tell” your amplifier to turn on whenever the stereo is powered up (usually, whenever the vehicle is turned on).
What to do when your amp won’t turn on?
Now the scary part: unplug the power cables (yellow and orange) going from the huge inductor/transformer to each of the amplifier boards, and then plug power into the amp and turn it on. Use extreme caution, there is live 120V leads in areas that you can touch with your hand!
Why does my amplifier not work when I switch to CD?
When you switch to CD the amplifier would not work because the head unit turns off the power antenna wire when the radio is section is not active. There are several ways to get your amplifier to turn on and off remotely even if your head unit does not have a remote turn on wire.
Why does my head unit have no remote wire?
If you were to connect your amplifier’s remote terminal to the power antenna wire then you would only get output from the amplifier with the radio. When you switch to CD the amplifier would not work because the head unit turns off the power antenna wire when the radio is section is not active.
Can a power antenna turn on an amp?
Also nothing is coming from my sub when it is on through this connection. Everything is connected correctly. Yeah, you hooked up your amp turn-on to your power antenna wire (solid blue) on the head unit (thus it only turns on when you are listening to AM/FM).
Can you turn on an amp without a remote wire?
Watch as Allyn of Sonic Electronix explains how to turn on your amp if you have a factory stereo without remote wire. He suggests other accessories you can use to turn on the amp with a stock stereo. Sonic Electronix always strives to be the premiere online shopping destination for car electronics and other consumer electronics.
What does it mean when your amp wont turn on?
Amp wont turn on everything is connected properly. Earlier this week my amp was working perfectly. I was blasting music and all. Then one time yesterday I started my car and i noticed that there was no bass. I checked my sub and the amp wasnt on. Everything is still connected where its supposed to be.
What’s the best way to wire an amp to a stereo?
Run the power wire to your amp. If you have a stock stereo and you have the remote wire there you want to in twine the remote wire with the power wire before inserting in the power slot for amp. The remote wire tells the amp to turn on.
Also nothing is coming from my sub when it is on through this connection. Everything is connected correctly. Yeah, you hooked up your amp turn-on to your power antenna wire (solid blue) on the head unit (thus it only turns on when you are listening to AM/FM).