See I thought a .5a fuse would work, but I wasn't sure because of an archived thread on here that I read. If I run a rocker/toggle switch I want it to be fused because my xtant amps aren't fused amps and I would rather store them than run the risk of hurting them.
I blew an in line fuse, when I went to replace it it sparked but didn't blow, most likely because my expensive distribution block (my bass cap lol) was discharged from being on but not connected to +. Anyways, afterwards the amp and cap dont turn on. They are both wired into the REM on my head unit, so I used a jumper wire to turn them on, it worked.. so I took the jumper off and it stayed on! it was weird.. but then I shut the car off went into the store and when I Came out and left they didnt turn on with the deck. jumper wire worked again but they didn't stay on once I removed it.. I was upset so I took off the wire tossed it and opened the monitor on my HU, and when it opened the amps came on.. but it could have been me hitting a pot hole and the wire being pinched in the seat, too!
I'm gonna investigate this problem.. anymore help is appreciated.
sounds like a short to me, but if you think it's shorting out from the deck itself do what brandon said and wire it to your fuse box. Your radio fuse will work just fine in the fuse box.
i think he means both amps em are wired together, then to the HU
When you you usin the jumper, were you connecting it from the REM wire straight to a 12v source?
cause there are other ways you ca rule out if ur rem wire shorted. I thought mine as too, and i found out my remote in the back of the HU was shorted out instead.
you can alo just connect the rem wire from the remote (on the back of the HU) straigh to the batt, and if it turns on, you can rule out that ur remote iin the bak of the HU is dead
I have a patch wire in the rear under my seat because the wire wasn't long enough originally.. I pulled the two wires apart, re-attatched them and taped them and it works perfect again
