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Thread: CAn i hook up 2 amps with only one amp kit |
    
New member Username: Ssj_4_vegeta
Post Number: 1
Registered: Jan-05
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| Posted on Tuesday, January 11, 2005 - 11:06 am: |
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i was wondering if i can hook up 2 amps with only one amp kit cant i just put some rcas in the output of my amp now and put them into the inputs of the other amp i wish to run and not have to run a whole nother amp kit or what would i have to do to run another amp |
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Silver Member Username: Oleg
Santa Monica,
CA
USA
Post Number: 340
Registered: Nov-04
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| Posted on Tuesday, January 11, 2005 - 11:45 am: |
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yes, you can, but depends on what the amps are used for. If you have sub out feature on your deck and you're planning on using only 1 amp for the subs, then you have to run 2 sets of RCA's. You can also connect 1 set of RCA's to the regular RCA output and then either use one of the amp's RCA outputs to connect to the other amp, or just get RCA Y splitter. |
New member Username: Ssj_4_vegeta
Post Number: 2
Registered: Jan-05
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| Posted on Tuesday, January 11, 2005 - 01:00 pm: |
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but woudnt i still ahve to runa new ground and remote or could i just splice off of that stuff
cuz i tryed to put all four tens on my kicker zr 120 amp and it lowered the ome load to much so i was blowing fuses so i wnat to get another amp to runn all of my tens
my deck has to sets of rcas coming out of it
cant i just run rcas from the back of my deck to the input of the second amd then run a pair of rcas fromt eh output to the input of the opther amp to interconnect them |
Silver Member Username: Oleg
Santa Monica,
CA
USA
Post Number: 341
Registered: Nov-04
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| Posted on Tuesday, January 11, 2005 - 02:08 pm: |
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yeah, you can do that
You can split the remote line, but you have to ground each and every amp separately |
New member Username: Ssj_4_vegeta
Redgranite,
Wisconsin
Usa
Post Number: 9
Registered: Jan-05
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| Posted on Tuesday, January 11, 2005 - 10:54 pm: |
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so i need to run another ground wire to the battery?
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Silver Member Username: Jeremyc
Kunsan Afb
South Korea
Post Number: 399
Registered: Jun-04
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| Posted on Wednesday, January 12, 2005 - 07:02 am: |
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Do not run the ground to the battery. You want the ground wire to be as short as possiable. (about 18 inches is fine) Find a good spot close to your amp, scrape off any paint and connect it there. |
New member Username: Ssj_4_vegeta
Redgranite,
Wisconsin
Usa
Post Number: 10
Registered: Jan-05
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| Posted on Wednesday, January 12, 2005 - 11:14 am: |
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i ment did i need to run another power wire to the battery my bad |
Bronze Member Username: 70el_co
Fort walton beach,
Florida
U.s.a
Post Number: 17
Registered: Oct-04
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| Posted on Wednesday, January 12, 2005 - 01:17 pm: |
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are you sure u can splice your remote turn on wire coming from your head unit in to two wires? and with two amps ground distribution block is recommended, but a common ground is needed, right? is splicing the power wire from batt. to amp discouraged from splicing in to 2 for the second amp? i'm going to add an amp for my component system and i want to make sure i'm on the right track. |
Gold Member Username: Carguy
Post Number: 1076
Registered: Nov-04
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| Posted on Wednesday, January 12, 2005 - 02:11 pm: |
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Angel, you can splice the remote wire from the HU. The remote wire is not used as a power source, only to turn on the switch on the amp. It puts out 200ma of current.
If you use 2 power distrubution blocks, one for the pos and neg, then you will easily be able to connect multi amps. Just make sure you have a solid ground to start with.
I ran multi power wire and separated my sub amp from the component amp. This way, if the sub ever knocks out the fuse, I'll still have sound. |
Bronze Member Username: 70el_co
Fort walton beach,
Florida
U.s.a
Post Number: 18
Registered: Oct-04
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| Posted on Wednesday, January 12, 2005 - 10:28 pm: |
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so your saying you run a seperate power wire to each amp. and just use a distro block for the negative. and you said splicing the remote turn on is fine because of the low current thats needed to switch on the amp. am i getting what your saying correctly? sorry im being redicoulsly specific but i want to get the wiring right the first time. and not learn by trial and error. |
