HELP!!! I bought new tower speakers and an amp...now what?

[Stazi]

One more question (sorry). Where do I find the power to turn on my Amps and Pre Amp so they don’t drain my battery(s)? Thank you all again!

Can you tell I’m right in the thick of the wiring phase? LOL.

There should be a “remote” wire coming off your head unit. It is almost always blue. This wire can be connected to each of the remote connections on each amp.


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[Moomba Dad]

Curious how you ended up with an extra breaker.

The 50 amp is what was on the boat originally.

With my two new amplifiers I required more (100 amp & 60 amp) I purchased a 200 amp to run both through.

From what I've read lately I believe I leave the 50 amp in place for the in original boat wiring and install the 200 amp for the amplifier circuit. Would you agree?

[Stazi]

Yes. The batteries for the amps should be on their own circuit.


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[Moomba Dad]

There should be a “remote” wire coming off your head unit. It is almost always blue. This wire can be connected to each of the remote connections on each amp.


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Stazi,

Thank you. Should I connect this to the pre-amp (Exile) too? What gauge wire should I use?

Thank you for your help!

[Stazi]

Yes anything that needs a “turn on signal“. You can daisy chain this from one device to the other.

The voltage is minimal I think like round about 5 V and very little current, so a 16 gauge wire is more than enough. Usually with most of the amplifier installation kits you get they have a huge spool of this blue wire included for this exact use.



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[Moomba Dad]

Yes anything that needs a “turn on signal“. You can daisy chain this from one device to the other.

The voltage is minimal I think like round about 5 V and very little current, so a 16 gauge wire is more than enough. Usually with most of the amplifier installation kits you get they have a huge spool of this blue wire included for this exact use.



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Cool, thanx!

[Moomba Dad]

Stazi,

For my amp battery circuit what are your thoughts about using a 200 amp circuit breaker and then install separate fuses for each amp?

Thanx!

[Shoebox]

Stazi,

For my amp battery circuit what are your thoughts about using a 200 amp circuit breaker and then install separate fuses for each amp?

Thanx!

Seems like overkill. You'll never trip the breaker with the lower amperage of the fuses.

[Stazi]

Exactly.

All you need is a 50A fuse to each amp.

There’s no realistic way on earth that 200A breaker will ever trip.


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[Shoebox]

Exactly.

All you need is a 50A fuse to each amp.

There’s no realistic way on earth that 200A breaker will ever trip.


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Lol right? That's whole-house amperage. My welder is on a 40A breaker. Whole shop is 60A.