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dyer

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Posted: February 28, 2003 at 8:47 PM / IP Logged

I need a harness or device of some sort that will allow be to connect and disconnect my amp quickly. At certain times I will need to remove my amps from my car. I don't want to have to unscrew all the wires every time. I know this is out there, but any suggestions. Let your creative minds work!

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Posted: February 28, 2003 at 8:50 PM / IP Logged

What size power/ground wire is connected to the amp? How many speaker wires? And what about patch cables?

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Posted: February 28, 2003 at 8:58 PM / IP Logged

8 gauge power and ground from dist. block. 4 speaker wires. patch cables?

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Posted: February 28, 2003 at 8:59 PM / IP Logged

patch cables=RCA cables=signal cables

gotta think about this now that you've given me that info...

oh yea I also forgot to ask, and this is quite important....what kind of amp is it? (model number?).

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Posted: February 28, 2003 at 9:10 PM / IP Logged

got ya! It's a 4ch amp so I have 2 sets of RCA's. It is a crunch V-4200. Thanks

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Posted: February 28, 2003 at 9:29 PM / IP Logged

lol I can't find a good picture of this amp...I've looked EVERYWHERE! there's one picture that everyone has, and it's of the side of the amp with the RCA connections so it's pretty useless. I guess you could tell me, what kind of terminals/connections are on the amp.

in other words, are they the set-screw kind where you stick the wire end into a hole? or are they the screw-terminal kind where you have a phillips-head screw that holds down a little square of metal, which clamps down on the wire?

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Posted: February 28, 2003 at 9:32 PM / IP Logged

sure they are set-screw. All of them

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Posted: February 28, 2003 at 10:09 PM / IP Logged

First thought on the 4 speaker outputs is to get some quick disconnect terminals like you would find on an enclosure (the ones with the black and red quick disconnect terminals). Attatch it to the vehicle somewhere, or mounting base, and hardwire your speaker wires from it to the speakers (just like the inside of an enclosure). Keep the speaker wires from the amp screwed into the amp, and just pop the other ends into the qdt. Presto... quick disconnect speaker wires. I'm still thinking about the power, ground, and RCA's

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Posted: February 28, 2003 at 10:19 PM / IP Logged

that's basically what I was thinking of. The RCAs are cake (label them and plug/unplug), and the speaker wires I knew wouldn't be a problem since they're a lot smaller than the power and the ground--now THOSE are a different story. I too am still trying to figure this part out. Too bad the amp doesn't have screw terminals, that would make it a lot easier I think. Oh well, we'll figure out something though Amp quick connect/disconnect thingy? -- posted image. .......

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Posted: February 28, 2003 at 10:31 PM / IP Logged

Screw terminals would deffinately help! But, I think in this case having set-screws can be a plus. If Dyer is creative enough, he can go even farther with our ideas... what about attatching the qdt's directly to the amps terminals using a harded (maybe heavy gauge single strand copper) wire. Would deffinately look interesting, and unfortunately the whole project is adding more "problem spots" into the system. But I can understand why he is thinking about it. When I parked in a parking garage I hated to leave my system out there.

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