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09-25-2008
My friend has a subwoofer setup with two 10" kickers and a 1000 watt amp. He had a small LED strip we wanted to put over the subs.
We couldnt find a suitable power source and we only wanted the lights on when the amp is on, so is it okay to use the remote wire going to the radio as the positive wire for the LED strip?
The strip has super low power-consumption so would this cause any problems?
Thanks,
-Ryan
Last edited by m0ng00se; 09-25-2008 at 10:35 PM.
09-26-2008
No, do not use the remote on your amp. its not a 12 volt supply and will fry out the remote trace in your radio and amp. quit being lazy and run a suitable ignition source back.
09-30-2008
running something as small as that will not hurt running it off the remote. I have run numerous neons and fans at the same time off the remote w/o any issues.
10-01-2008
I'd relay it off the remote and 12+ at the amp.
10-02-2008
^^^ i agreeOriginally Posted by JCG's-GTP
Originally Posted by SuperSport
10-02-2008
I figured hayden was just being a douche but since i just let it slide. The LED strip doesn't even light all the LED's at once because it does a "zig-zag" effect so it only has one LED being powered at any given time. Also has a 12V resistor soldered in so its not hurting anything.
Thanks :P
10-02-2008
This is the right way to do it...I'd relay it off the remote and 12+ at the amp.
10-03-2008
The 200-300 MILLI amps that your deck puts out is just enough to open the relay on your amp. If you need a little more nutrience in the slow cooker and don't wanna run a relay, hook it to your trunk light so when you pop it, bling bling.
10-04-2008
Thanks sofa. IDK why i didnt even think of hooking it to the trunk light...
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