Does the remote wire turn on the amp?
Does the remote wire turn on the amp?
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).
How many amps does a remote wire need?
The draw for a remote wire is about 0.5 amps.
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.
Where to hook up a remote wire?
If you can’t find a remote wire from the HU, You can use a switch. to wire a switch to your amp you need wire the 12+ Connection on your amp to the remote on your amp. If there is a blue wire on your HU Use that as your Remote Wire.
What kind of wire is a remote turn on wire?
One thing to note, most head unit wiring harnesses also have a solid blue wire. This wire is typically for power antenna or factory amplifier turn on, do not get this wire confused with the remote turn on wire with the blue/white stripe.
Where does the remote turn on signal come from?
Since a stock/factory radio doesn’t have a remote turn on output like an aftermarket head unit, the voltage turn on signal has to come from the factory electrical system. The remote turn on wire must be connected to part of the vehicle’s electrical system that only turns on when the ignition is in the ACCESSORY or ON position.
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.
If you can’t find a remote wire from the HU, You can use a switch. to wire a switch to your amp you need wire the 12+ Connection on your amp to the remote on your amp. If there is a blue wire on your HU Use that as your Remote Wire.
One thing to note, most head unit wiring harnesses also have a solid blue wire. This wire is typically for power antenna or factory amplifier turn on, do not get this wire confused with the remote turn on wire with the blue/white stripe.
Do you wire your remote turn on to power antenna?
Do NOT wire your remote turn on to power antenna in newer vehicles: In older vehicles, wiring remote turn on to power antenna was very common and worked just fine because when the radio was on, the power antenna was up and working. But in newer vehicles, the power antenna may only be receiving power when the radio is in AM/FM mode.
