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Posted: November 03, 2006 at 3:32 AM / IP Logged

I have 6 amps and I was wondering how I should run the remote wires...

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Posted: November 03, 2006 at 8:09 AM / IP Logged

That's kind of a hard question to answer, but I would say in 6 directions....

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Posted: November 03, 2006 at 9:18 AM / IP Logged

Make sure you use a relay to drive the remote wires: https://www.the12volt.com/relays/page5.asp#rtol

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Posted: November 03, 2006 at 9:42 AM / IP Logged

I know about the relays but do I use one for each amp or just one relay out to all six amps?

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Posted: November 03, 2006 at 9:54 AM / IP Logged

Again, with minimal information it's hard to say what would be the best way to wire it up.

What is each amp for? Are they all sub amps? Do you want individual control of the any of the amps to be able to shut them off individually?

If you want them all wired together one relay will be more then enough. If you want to be able to control a few independently of the others then it may be benefical to run multiple relays, off of one main remote relay.

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Posted: November 04, 2006 at 5:03 PM / IP Logged

daisy chain?

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Posted: November 05, 2006 at 10:45 AM / IP Logged

One relay is all you need...then you can hook it up however you want...daisy chain it or have separate wires...doesn't matter...all its gonna do is turn on the amp

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Posted: November 05, 2006 at 11:00 AM / IP Logged

I usually recommend a relay if you use more than two amplifiers. One relay. Anyone who can properly install a six-amp setup should know this.... is this your first time? How are you powering this setup?

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gq customs

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Posted: November 05, 2006 at 7:09 PM / IP Logged

No this isn't my first time but the most amps that I installed was 4 and I used one relay and I've always daisy chained them, but this is for my own personal system so I wanted some input...

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Posted: November 06, 2006 at 2:22 PM / IP Logged

this is just a thought and purely for looks but do you thing using 10 gauge for the remote wires would pose a problem?

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