Amp install help

I am installing an amp and speakers. Can I connect the REM wire from the amp to the accessory button on the boat? And will that allow me to turn the amp on and off with the accessory button? and does anyone have a wiring diagram so I know which wire connects to the accessory button? '86 SN 2001

oledb4 wrote: I am installing an amp and speakers. Can I connect the REM wire from the amp to the accessory button on the boat? And will that allow me to turn the amp on and off with the accessory button? and does anyone have a wiring diagram so I know which wire connects to the accessory button? '86 SN 2001

Actually, I think you should be able to do this, as log as your amp is getting it's own power directly from the battery. The remote terminal on the amp is basically just like an "on" signal, right?

Just test that you are getting power from your accessory switch wire only when the accessory switch is turned on. Also, be sure you set it up so that you don't have to have your engine hours clock running, just to get power to the amp remote.

There are some dash wiring schematics here http://www.correctcraftfan.com/reference/miscellaneous.asp

Yes, you can hook the REM terminal on the amp to a 12v accessory switch. All the REM needs is 12v that tells the amp it needs to turn on. Usually people hook up the REM terminal to the REM wire on the head unit (usually blue with a white stripe). That way the amps turn on and off based on whether or not the head unit is on or off. But you could hook it to any switched ignition/accessory hot lead if you wanted.

I don't see why you would want to put the amp on a separate switch, that would get annoying...unless you skipped the head unit and have an RCA --> 3.5mm cable to plug an ipod directly into the amp. In which case that would make sense. Hope this helps

malibud wrote: I don't think I had anything to my ass. button

I mean really????   LOL!

It works just fine, especially if you have an empty switch. Be careful if you have more than one battery that you aren't creating a ground loop having different components hooked to different batteries. Thats how I run mine, I've connected the grounds from all 3 batteries to a bus that is connected to the block ground so everything grounds to the same spot.

Don't hook anything to the key switch or it will run the hour meter with the stereo.

If it were me, I would hook the REM to a 12v + wire that has power when the key is in both the accessory position and the run position. That way everything turns off when you take the key out.

But it will be much simpler to just hook the REM wire to a separate accessory switch. just remember to turn the switch off when you park your boat for the night, or you could come back with a dead battery. It all depends on what you want.

Yeah, all good info here. Where you get the control power (REM) is really up to you, but you want to make sure that you turn it off or it turns off with the key, so you don't run down the battery in the event you forget to switch it off.

P71, must be a malibu thing I don't have a ass button on my Nautique

Not sure what you have going on there.

So the amp turns off when you remove the REM wire from the switch?

Have you checked with a volt meter to see if the power is removed from the REM wire when you turn off the switch? If not you may have the REM wire attached to wrong side of the switch.

It sounds to me like the the accessory button is either not working properly or you have the REM wire connected to the feed side and not the load side.

oledb4 wrote: OK, I will try to connect it to the other side and see what that does. Also, I have the wire stripped and connected directly to the screw, does that have any effect on it??

Justin,
It may be a good idea to get the volt meter or at least a test light out to check which side of the switch is the "line" side or "load" side.

No, the wire connected directly to the screw will not make a difference but I sure hope you are using a termination and not just wrapping the wire around the screw.

What Pete and Allen said. Plus, those push button breaker switches will occasionally stick on, especially if they had not previously been used for anything. You can get replacements at Skidim or Nautiqueparts.

You also want to use some form of terminal. Also heat shrink terminals will extend the life of the connection. They prevent water from getting in and corroding the connection.