First time wiring a system and I'm looking for some help. I've tried googling and searching and have found some help, but not as much as I hoped.
I bought a Sony HU that produces 45w x 4 rms. My plan is to wire that up to four 4x6 speakers and then use a sub/amp combo (focal ibus 20) under the rear seat for my low.
I want to wire my HU directly to the battery as the fuse for the radio is only 8A and I would like to use a large gauge wire. I bought some 10 gauge wire for both the HU power and the sub/amp power.
Below is a pic of the wiring harness that came with the HU and the wiring diagram from the manual. The wire is pretty small (~20 AWG?). But how do I make this a larger gauge? Do i just splice in the large gauge after the 6 inches or so of the yellow power cord? This doesn't exactly make much sense to me as I believe that small gauge connected to the HU will be a bottleneck. Or, should I remove the existing smaller power wire and wire up a my new, larger wire? That too, seems difficult and not sure if the plastic wiring harness would even accept a 10 AWG wire.
Plus, as you can see in the instructions, under #7 on the notes, it says (paraphrasing) that "during full-power operation, a current of more than 15A will run through the system. Therefore, use at least 14 AWG wire for both ground and power". And then on the picture, it shows a 15A inline fuse on the power cord next to the battery (a 15A fuse is also located on the actual HU itself). How does this make any sense? Won't it blow the fuse if a current of more than 15A is running through the system?
Other instruction questions:
On #2, I have a power antenna that extends once you turn the key to ACC, so I assume this wire (blue/white) provides the power that does that? Or is this to turn the amp on? I don't really get why there are two things this single wire does.
On #3, what is a car's illumination signal?
Lastly, above #6 on the instructions, it says (paraphrasing) "to connect the power connection to battery directly when fuse used on car is 10A, to avoid short circuits". Does that make any sense? Wouldn't the car fuse just blow, not short circuit? Also, should it say 10A or less? I don't get the reference to exactly 10A.
Thanks for all the help!
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I bought a Sony HU that produces 45w x 4 rms. My plan is to wire that up to four 4x6 speakers and then use a sub/amp combo (focal ibus 20) under the rear seat for my low.
I want to wire my HU directly to the battery as the fuse for the radio is only 8A and I would like to use a large gauge wire. I bought some 10 gauge wire for both the HU power and the sub/amp power.
Below is a pic of the wiring harness that came with the HU and the wiring diagram from the manual. The wire is pretty small (~20 AWG?). But how do I make this a larger gauge? Do i just splice in the large gauge after the 6 inches or so of the yellow power cord? This doesn't exactly make much sense to me as I believe that small gauge connected to the HU will be a bottleneck. Or, should I remove the existing smaller power wire and wire up a my new, larger wire? That too, seems difficult and not sure if the plastic wiring harness would even accept a 10 AWG wire.
Plus, as you can see in the instructions, under #7 on the notes, it says (paraphrasing) that "during full-power operation, a current of more than 15A will run through the system. Therefore, use at least 14 AWG wire for both ground and power". And then on the picture, it shows a 15A inline fuse on the power cord next to the battery (a 15A fuse is also located on the actual HU itself). How does this make any sense? Won't it blow the fuse if a current of more than 15A is running through the system?
Other instruction questions:
On #2, I have a power antenna that extends once you turn the key to ACC, so I assume this wire (blue/white) provides the power that does that? Or is this to turn the amp on? I don't really get why there are two things this single wire does.
On #3, what is a car's illumination signal?
Lastly, above #6 on the instructions, it says (paraphrasing) "to connect the power connection to battery directly when fuse used on car is 10A, to avoid short circuits". Does that make any sense? Wouldn't the car fuse just blow, not short circuit? Also, should it say 10A or less? I don't get the reference to exactly 10A.
Thanks for all the help!
