DIY small car amps

[mikee12345]

Hi can you show me any links for this?i want a 2x20watt rms type of thing...

i DID have a site online,that used toshiba IC amps,but i lost it!!! it was a search in google,but i cant find it anymore

Thanks!

 

[Immo_G]

Most car cd players do about 20wrms, friends one manual said 19wrms. I'd suggest pulling a dead one apart and seeing what chip they use. They use the cars power rail, no power supply stage, channels are just bridged.

 

[mikee12345]

oooh if i can find one i will

my friend seems to accumulate used junk

id just like to make my own,and then put it together so i know how it works etc..

(doing an electrotechnology course)

 

[fr0st]

Jaycar do a TDA something (the only one they've got) that does 70w max of 14.4v (about 35rms). Its not really quality but does quite a good job.

 

[bawang]

Gutted a blown MEI car amp yesterday and found out that it uses the Toshiba TA8210 IC. This amp WAS fully functional when I put it into storage about 7 years ago. Try to connect it up and smelled something exotic. Open it up and saw a blackened resistor...... Will troubleshoot it someday.

 

[Alex S]

check out TDA7350, TDA7370, TDA7560 and siblings.

 

[bknauss]

Tripath also has some nice looking multichannel chips. Some of them are more or less specifically for car audio.

 

[Davide82]

Have a look at http://www.st.com/stonline/products/selector/203.htm

This list contains many ICs amp: check out for the ones with 14.4 V "typical supply voltage" they're right made for car audio;

Bye