Specifications
Tools and material needed
Tools:
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# Flat and Phillips screwdrivers
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# Wire cutter
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# Wire stripper
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# Electric drill with drills
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# Crimping tool
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# Digital multimeter or test lamp
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# Wire brush, scraper or a piece
of an abrasive sheet to remove
paint for a good ground connection
# Grease to protect the ground
connection from oxidation
Material:
# Speaker wire: minimum
12 AWG = 4 mm
2
for subwoofers
13 – 16 AWG = 1,5-2,5 mm
2
for other
speakers
# Sheet metal screws for mounting the
amplifier to the amplifier board and the
amplifier board to the car + some extra
for fuse holder, amplifier ground etc.
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# Electrical insulation tape
# ½ inch thick plywood or particle board for
the amplifier to be mounted upon.
Amplifier installation kit:
If available,buy an amplifier installation kit. It
contains normally all you need. This is what you
have to buy if you buy the items separately
# 20- 25 feet = 6- 7.5 meter power cable,
preferably AWG 8 = 10 mm
2
or heavier
# 1 pc of fuseholder to install close to the
car battery + fuse 50 Ampere.
# 20 feet of AWG 15 = 1,5 mm
2
wire for
remote turn on / off cable from radio.
# RCA-cable for input from radio.
- 20 feet or 5 meter for trunk installations
-12 feet or 2 – 3 meter for under seat
installations
# Two min. 8 gauge ring crimp terminals –one
for connection to the battery plus and one
for the amplifier ground connection.
# Two heavy fork crimp terminals to connect
+ and – to amplifer – but you do only need
them if you use heavy cable or to make the
installation look nicer.
# Four to eight fork crimp terminals to
connect the speaker cables – but you do
only need them if you use heavy cables or
want the installation to look nicer.
# One fork crimp terminal to connect the
remote wire to the amplifier, but you need
only to make it look nicer.
# Four to eight splicers to connect speaker
cables to high level input cable, if high level
input is used.
# Wire ties
# Insulating grommet or insulating tube
Routing wires
Stereo
head unit
3
Professional Tip:
If amplifier installation kits are available with diffe-
rent size of power cable, chose the most heavy
power cable to improve sound quality and to allow
more amplifiers to be installed now or later.
If possible buy AWG 4 = PL 21 mm
2
cable for best
performance.
CA20, 21, 40 & 50