Technical remote switch on

[bigpigeon2004]

Hi all

I'm currently installing ice. I have an old Aiwa cd tuner head unit and trying to find the remote switch on connection. Is this essential??

Any help please

Thanks

 

[MintySport]

Hi budding ice fan!!!!

You shud have either a solid blue or blue with white stripe wire coming from the back of ur stereo.
If not u will have to rig up some kind of switch on ur dash to use ur amp, just remember to switch it off wen u get out of the car!!!!!

 

[bigpigeon2004]

Yeah hi

Thanks for that

I can see a solid blue cable coming directly from the unit going straight into a black connection box.

 

[bigpigeon2004]

Yeah hi

Thanks for that

I can see a solid blue cable coming directly from the unit going straight into a black connection box.

AND another LIGHT blue cable thats coming from somewhere else other from the unit

Thanks

 

[bigpigeon2004]

OK so what do I do with this. The blue wire has fuse in it and goes straight into a connection box. Do I cut this wire and connect to the amp remote connection??

Thank you

 

[Adamski]

It sounds like that one... The blue one that is (not the lighter blue one)... Though it may not be.

What I'd do is run a cable off of it, (not cut it) and test it with a multimeter and see if you get a voltage from it when you turn the headunit on... If not then its the wrong wire. If you do get 12V or so, then it sounds about right, maybe put a fuse along the cable, and attach it to your amp.

 

[MintySport]

sorry pidg, had busy day at work n didnt get to laze about like usual lmao.

as adamski says, check the wire with multi or if not with a bulb like a brake bulb held to bodywork (bare metal). usually u dont need a fuse in the remote wire from a stereo to amp, only on power from amp to battery. but my days as a car audio fitter for in phase told me diff sometimes as an amp once fed back thro amp remote wire n cooked a stereo!! mmmmmm burny metal smell
upto u tho!