intermittent voltage on remote from head unit

[seanbw 1]

has anyone had a remote that went on and off, i checked the voltage from the wire that comes directly out of the deck and it goes on and off intermittently. the deck is very old and seen a lot of abuse, my question is can i splice my remote wire with another to achieve the same effect or am i stuck buying a new headunit, i guess i could run a wire from some 12v source and throw a switch in between but that's a hassle.

[fritosaregood 0]

so a 3 dollar switch or over 200 for new deck?

what I would do is wire up a relay so it would turn on and off when your car is turned on and off.

I use one in my car to turn on fans for my amps, you can get them from parts express.

http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.c...tnumber=330-073

and you should get this diagram too, is free and it helps alot: http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.c...tnumber=500-001

edit. youll need a power, ground, and ignition wires run to the relay, you can just splice into the ones you have runnin to your deck,

Edited October 29, 2008 by fritosaregood

[seanbw 1]

thanks, there's an electronics wholesale place in town, i'll see if they have a relay for me, if not it's PE ftw.

[fritosaregood 0]

thanks, there's an electronics wholesale place in town, i'll see if they have a relay for me, if not it's PE ftw.

sounds good, but try to get a diagram too, makes it easier to figure out the wiring

[xmax-1 0]

You can get a SPDT relay at any auto parts store. Here are the terminals apps.

#87....to 12vdc (constant) power source (battery)

#85....To ground

#30....Unit to be powered on (amp remote turn on @ amplifier, fans,ect.)

#86...Trigger, remote turn on nat head unit or toggle switch

#87a.....NOT USED

Hope this helps.

[fritosaregood 0]

You can get a SPDT relay at any auto parts store. Here are the terminals apps.

#87....to 12vdc (constant) power source (battery)

#85....To ground

#30....Unit to be powered on (amp remote turn on @ amplifier, fans,ect.)

#86...Trigger, remote turn on nat head unit or toggle switch

#87a.....NOT USED

Hope this helps.

remote turn on is whats causin the problem, and using a switch to turn on a relay is inconvinient,

change #86 to ignition wire.

[seanbw 1]

thanks for all the advice, i decided to use a spst switch that will make it's way into the car cabin eventually. right now it's in the trunk but i think for my use it will be better for me to be able to turn the amp on and off manually. the info on relays is really helpful though, when i checked at my local store the same relays that are on PE for two bucks cost about 15 bucks!

[fritosaregood 0]

if that switch is just hooked to + battery make sure you remember to turn it off, i originally did that for my fans, but i never remembered to turn them off