Tools and material needed
Tools:
Flat and Phillips screwdrivers
Wire cutter
Wire stripper
Electric drill with drills
Crimping tool
Digital multimeter or test lamp
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 corrosion
Material:
Speaker wire: minimum
12 AWG = 4 mm
2
for subwoofers
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.
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 0 (50 mm
2
) for CAD15 &
4AWG (21mm
2
) for CAD11
1 pc of ANL fuseholder to install close to the
car b fuse. CAD11= 150A, CAD15=
200A
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
One ring crimp terminal
for the amplifier ground connection.
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 0 = 50 mm
2
(or heavier) cable
for best performance of CAD15, or AWG4 (21 mm
2
)
for CAD11.
High current draw
The CAD11 / 15 are mono amplifiers with high power
output. The current draw is also high so you must make
sure that your vehicles power system (battery and
alternator) can provide all the power you need. If you
have a bad battery or alternator in can result in a poor
sound or even worse, a broken battery or alternator.
CAD11, CAD15
