fuse on remote turn on for amp

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Topic: fuse on remote turn on for amp

Posted By: kaztheminotaur
Subject: fuse on remote turn on for amp
Date Posted: October 23, 2009 at 1:41 PM

1999 Silverado

My stock head unit doesn't have an amp turn on wire so I am running a wire to switched 12V in the fuse box. Should the amp turn on be fused? What size. I am running an amp and a cross over.

Thanks,

Tom

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Posted By: joch1314
Date Posted: October 23, 2009 at 2:13 PM

Yes, fuse it and a 3 amp fuse should be more than enough.

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Posted By: KPierson
Date Posted: October 23, 2009 at 2:27 PM

What fuse did you tap in to in the fuse box? Are you on the load or line side of the fuse? if you are on the load side of a non critical fuse (like the radio fuse) then you don't HAVE to have a fuse. If you are on the load side of an essential fuse or the line side of any fuse then you should fuse it with a 1/2A - 3A fuse (the smaller the better).

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Kevin Pierson

Posted By: kaztheminotaur
Date Posted: October 23, 2009 at 2:40 PM

I am on the line side of some unused tab in the secondary fuse box.

Posted By: tommy...
Date Posted: October 23, 2009 at 8:40 PM

So there is no fuse at the connection...? Just the 2 slots...One being used by you...?

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Posted By: kaztheminotaur
Date Posted: October 24, 2009 at 5:45 AM

Just 2 tabs. I put an inline fuse holder on the remote turn on wire.

Posted By: boxhead78
Date Posted: October 25, 2009 at 11:19 AM

you have a yellow wire just tap into that one

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