Hi all.......noobie here looking for help. I installed a new JVC head unit this morning and it went great and now I'm trying to install the amp. I haven't installed an amp in over 15 years so I'm struggling big time! I am trying to install a Kenwood KSC-SW10 amp and the instructions are very confusing. The wiring diagram is showing the yellow Battery wire running into the fuse box. I always thought an amp had to be wired directly to the Positive Battery terminal. The Yellow wire has a male connector of some type already attached to it,like it should plug into a female connector of some type. I also can't find a hole in the firewall anyplace to run the wire so do I just drill my own or what? The Yellow wire has a fuse link attached to it so it won't go through any hole anyway. Any help would be greatly appreciated. CB
yes drill your own hole for the battery wire and use a gromet and maybe even so electrical tape. the yellow seems to be a remote wire which means it needs to be hooked up to a switched 12V source so it turns on when u turn the key.
Well, now I'm wondering about something else. I was reading some reviews on Crutchfields site about installing the previous model powered sub(KSC-W1)and they were saying the head unit supplied the power.So is that why the blue/white wire on my new JVC head unit (KD-G830) has 2 connectors on it? I connected one of them to the wiring harness (male)and taped the other one (female)off. Maybe the yellow wire from the powered sub connects to the blue/white female connector?
i dont think the headunit could power somethin like that, but i dont really have any experience with powered subs.
Just a follow up in case anyone is thinking of adding one of these powered subs to your system. The Yellow wire does indeed connect to the Blue/White female connector.That's how this amp is powered-not by connecting to the battery like a "normal" amp would do.Who would have thunk it? CB
