Power to multiple amplifers

[MONMIX]

My sound system is still in the design it and buy it and put it in a box for later phase. On paper I have run into a question in my plans.

I will be running two separete amps, both relatively low out put Alpines.
One 4-ch under the seat for the 4 door speakers,
one 1-ch in the quarter panel trim, for the sub.

Will I need a distro block or can I just run a jump from one amp?

I am to assume runnine the trigger from amp A to amp B will be accepatable, correct?

 

[taxx]

I would go with a fused distro box. yes you can split the remote. With more than two I would use a relay, but 2 was fine for me for a long time.

 

[XplorerKid]

it would probaly be best to just run a distro. box for the two seperate amps.............

thats wut i did when ever i installed a two amp system for my friend................

but i could be wrong ??


PEACE

 

[ShadowA2J]

I have 4 amps in my X and I definately reccomend putting in a distribution block. I can not tell you how many times I have blown a fuse in my distro block that if I had not had it it would have been a blown amp. Saved me a ton of $$$$. But to answer your question, yes you CAN run power from one to the other, I just don't reccomend it. As far as the remote, i have all 4 of my amps run off the same remote wire. It is just a simple on/off wire.

 

[Agent_51]

I just installed a new system this weekend this is what i did. Ive got a MTX6500D (500wrms x 1 @ 2ohms) pushing two 12s. I didnt know **** at the time so i had it installed with an fused 8 guage power and ground wire. I never thought that it might be too of a wire for a 500 watt amp since 8 guage was what MTX recommeded on their install instructions. So i happily bumped along for like half a year. I never had any problems with the 8 guage wire except that the wiring kit the 8 guage came in only had a 30 amp fuse. So one day when i was listening to slayer REALLY loud i blew the fuse in the power wire. Replaced the fuse with a 40amp and everything is kosher.

As you guys know once you get a little, you always thirst for more. So i ordered some infinity perfect 6.1s and a MTX 8302 (75wrms x 2 @ 4 ohms) to power them. When i got the new amp i was surprised to find that MTX recommended 4 guage for this amp. WTF? Why would this amp which at max output pushes 300 watts need a 4 guage wire when my 500 watt amp only needs 8? Well i figured i would need a distribution block to run my two power wire now. Well i found out that you can only run certain configurations of wire into and out of the blocks. Such an a 4 guage input then two 8 guage outputs, or on 0 guage input and two 4 guage outputs. Well seeing as im a cheap ass and didnt want to spend a butload of money on 0 guage to run to the distribution block then 4 guage to run to the amps and for ground wires, i just bought a 4 guage wiring kit and hooked up the my second amp like I only had one.

I now have two power wires coming off the positive terminal of my battery both are protected by fuses. It will look a bit cleaner if you ran the single line into the distribution block then into your amps, but you find your self in a situation like i did, you can always run two wires.

 

[MONMIX]

Just put the distro on the fire wall or something like that?

Thanks people !!!

 

[expo5.0]

put the distribution block as close to the amps as possible. i'm going to run 0 gauge to a dist. block and then 4 gauge from there to one amp and 8 to another in the near future. the 8/4 gauge part will be less than two feet long each. also remember to use a good ground. i'll be grounding with one size larger wire than is going into the amp.

 

[MONMIX]

Cool man,

It is all on paper right now, and in a few cardboard boxes. I recon as budget goes mid spring.
I'll keep you in the loop.