DLS A1 Specifications download pdf (Page 3)

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 5 = 16 mm

2

or heavier. See

the table on previous page to find out what

cable size you need.

 1 pc of fuseholder to install close to the

car battery + fuse 80 Ampere, or other value

depending on what cable and amplifier you

use. See the table on page 2.

 20 feet of AWG 15 = 1,5 mm

2

wire for

remote turn on / off cable from head unit.

 RCA-cable for input from head unit.

- 20 feet or 5 meter for trunk installations

You can connect all inputs together and use

only one RCA-cable, or use separate wires

to each input.

 Two min. 5 gauge ring crimp terminals –one

for connection to the battery plus and one

for the amplifier ground connection.

 Wire ties

 Insulating grommet or insulating tube

Routing wires

Stereo

head unit

3

ULTIMATE A-series

Professional Tip:

Gauge (ga) is an American measure for cable size,

also called AWG (American Wire Gauge).

CONVERSION GAUGE - mm

2

0 AWG = 50 mm

2

1 AWG = 42 mm

2

9 AWG = 6,8 mm

2

2 AWG = 33 mm

2

10 AWG = 5,3 mm

2

3 AWG = 27 mm

2

11 AWG = 4,2 mm

2

4 AWG = 21 mm

2

12 AWG = 3 mm

2

5 AWG = 16 mm

2

13 AWG = 2,7 mm

2

6 AWG = 13 mm

2

14 AWG = 2 mm

2

7 AWG = 10 mm

2

15 AWG = 1,65 mm

2

8 AWG = 8 mm

2

16 AWG = 1,3 mm

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