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lukesdp

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Posted: September 08, 2006 at 9:17 PM / IP Logged

hi, i have a quick question: would it be a good idea to connect the "remote" wire from my amp to reciever thru a switch? sometimes i would like to be able to shut off the amp and subs.

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Posted: September 08, 2006 at 9:37 PM / IP Logged

Yeah that will work!

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Posted: September 08, 2006 at 10:00 PM / IP Logged

Yeah, just dont chince on it. Get a GOOD quality switch. I had so many mistakes of getting inexpensive switches for other misc. accessories on my previous vehicles. Not worth it to try and save a few bucks.

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lukesdp

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Posted: September 08, 2006 at 11:36 PM / IP Logged

ok, great. so opening the remote wire would power down the amp right? no power usage

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Posted: September 08, 2006 at 11:41 PM / IP Logged

lukesdp wrote:

ok, great. so opening the remote wire would power down the amp right? no power usage

That is correct.

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Posted: September 10, 2006 at 2:45 PM / IP Logged

You are likely to get a bad turn off/on thump if you use the switch while the radio is on and playing. Turn the radio off before using switch.

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lukesdp

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Posted: September 12, 2006 at 12:17 AM / IP Logged

can i then turn the radio back on, and resume listening/enjoyment?

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sparkie wrote:

You are likely to get a bad turn off/on thump if you use the switch while the radio is on and playing. Turn the radio off before using switch.

That will also depend on the amp too. If you have one that has a internal surge suppressor, then no pop.

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Posted: September 12, 2006 at 7:01 AM / IP Logged

sparkie wrote:

You are likely to get a bad turn off/on thump if you use the switch while the radio is on and playing. Turn the radio off before using switch.

This is simply wrong information. ANYBODY will always tell you your amplifiers should always be turned off first, and turned on last. You will NOT get a thump from any decent amplifier. If you have no thump now, you won't have one later.

It all reminds me of something that Molière once said to Guy de Maupassant at a café in Vienna: "That's nice. You should write it down."

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Posted: September 12, 2006 at 8:33 AM / IP Logged

aha, thanks man

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