Can I connect the remote wire from the amplifier to the radio power wire and use a toggle switch to turn on and off the amplifier? By doing this, will this cause the amplifier to get really hot?
Sorry for the long post….
I have a small Pioneer GM-D1004 4 channel amplifier that gets really hot almost to the point it could burn your hands if you hold it long enough. The amp has a max of 400 watts and 45 watts RMS per channel. The speakers I am using has a rating of 60 RMS watts.
I currently have 2 speakers (using 2 channels) of this 4 channel amp. Each speaker has its own channel.
I’ve used this amp in my truck behind the radio in the past then sold the truck and haven’t used it in a year. The power and ground was connected to my stock radio power and ground wires and I connected the remote wire to the fuse box under the dash by using a fuse tap.
Now I am trying to use this amp in a camper. The radio/receiver in the camper has a 15amp fuse and the amp has a 15amp fuse on it I connected the power and ground to the radio power and ground wires. I also connected the remote wire to the power wire and added a toggle switch so the amp is not always on. The amp is sitting behind the radio.
By connecting the remote wire to the power wire cause the amp to get really hot? Does it makes a difference that I have only connected 2 speakers and the amp has extra energy and since I’m not using the other 2 channels is causing the excessive heat/Hot? I wouldn't think so.
Sorry for the long post….
I have a small Pioneer GM-D1004 4 channel amplifier that gets really hot almost to the point it could burn your hands if you hold it long enough. The amp has a max of 400 watts and 45 watts RMS per channel. The speakers I am using has a rating of 60 RMS watts.
I currently have 2 speakers (using 2 channels) of this 4 channel amp. Each speaker has its own channel.
I’ve used this amp in my truck behind the radio in the past then sold the truck and haven’t used it in a year. The power and ground was connected to my stock radio power and ground wires and I connected the remote wire to the fuse box under the dash by using a fuse tap.
Now I am trying to use this amp in a camper. The radio/receiver in the camper has a 15amp fuse and the amp has a 15amp fuse on it I connected the power and ground to the radio power and ground wires. I also connected the remote wire to the power wire and added a toggle switch so the amp is not always on. The amp is sitting behind the radio.
By connecting the remote wire to the power wire cause the amp to get really hot? Does it makes a difference that I have only connected 2 speakers and the amp has extra energy and since I’m not using the other 2 channels is causing the excessive heat/Hot? I wouldn't think so.