When i swicth my hu from radio to cd my amp turn off but when i go back it comes back on?

Question

When i swicth my hu from radio to cd my amp turn off but when i go back it comes back on?

Answer 1

this is because the installer of the amplifier used the "antenna" wire behind the stereo and connected it as the "remote" source for the amplifier.

the "remote" on the amplifier requires a small amount of + volt power in order to turn on.

i would recommend you either taking out the stereo and hooking up the wire correctly, it should be a blue wire with a white stripe. that one is used for the remote signal to the amp.

or, you can connect a switch. run a wire from the ignition / acc fuse in the fuse box and place a on/off switch in between.

this will allow you to turn on and off the amp when you want. and will automatically turn off if the car is turned off too.

and remember to add a small 5a fuse in the wire to prevent fires incase something goes wrong.