My friends deck doesnt have a lead on switch to go to an amplifier.
But since he wants to add an amp, im kinda wondering how i would go
about putting a switch between the battery and the amp itself, but i
dont want to put too much power into the amp through the switch.. so
do any of yall know how much power should be put through a switch in
order to turn an amp on, without using too much power to ruin something?

"stevendacardude" wrote in message
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My friends deck doesnt have a lead on switch to go to an amplifier.
But since he wants to add an amp, im kinda wondering how i would go
about putting a switch between the battery and the amp itself, but i
dont want to put too much power into the amp through the switch.. so
do any of yall know how much power should be put through a switch in
order to turn an amp on, without using too much power to ruin something?


You'll need to read up on how basic electrical theory works. From your
post, it's apparent that you don't understand what you're doing and *that*
is what ruins things.

http://science.howstuffworks.com/question501.htm

Power is voltage times current.

If you're going to add an amplifier without a turn on lead, you can put in a
switch like you've said, or you can just wire the amp to the ignition switch
of the car. When the car is on, the amplifier is on. An annoying side
effect is if you have noise in the system, you'll hear the noise even when
the radio is off.

If there is a blue electric antennae lead those suffice as well.


"stevendacardude" wrote in message
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My friends deck doesnt have a lead on switch to go to an amplifier.
But since he wants to add an amp, im kinda wondering how i would go
about putting a switch between the battery and the amp itself, but i
dont want to put too much power into the amp through the switch.. so
do any of yall know how much power should be put through a switch in
order to turn an amp on, without using too much power to ruin something?

Use the antena turn-on lead, same thing, it will work.

ok, i understand i wasnt using "propper" terms when i was asking the
question but everyone else here understood wut i meant. I just used
power to make everything quicker since i was in the middle of my ap
programming class. I spent 5 minutes last nite looking at how i wired
all my stuff in my own truck and i realized if i didnt have that lead
from my deck i could wire a +12v switch to the amp on. I just figured
i could get a quick answer here without a jack ass answer. Ill make
sure never to ask here again.

On 22 Jan 2005 07:11:32 -0800, "stevendacardude"
wrote:

from my deck i could wire a +12v switch to the amp on. I just figured
i could get a quick answer here without a jack ass answer.

You mean you want us to give blessing your dumb ass idea of wiring a
switch to power on the amp.

So sorry for your "friend."


ll make sure never to ask here again.

Don't let the door knob hit you on your way out!