Car Audio At Home

califf123 · 14th January 2004, 10:26 PM

How do I connect car audio equipment for use at home? Car audio dealers demonstrate head units, amps, etc. in their stores so there must be a way to use car audio equipment with a 110 Volt wall outlet. Thanks for any info.

Hybrid fourdoor · 15th January 2004, 03:31 AM

just a standard 12V transformer with some regulation of some kind right?

Rectifier Bridge and some caps be ok?

SkinnyBoy · 15th January 2004, 03:33 AM

yep, sure thing... transformer able to deliver 100amps... weighing in at 50Kgs... bridge rectifier suitable for 100+ amps, and the heatinsk + fridge to go with it... and a few hundred farads of capacitors... ok.. maybe I went a LITTLE to far in the end...

Benjlv · 15th January 2004, 03:40 AM

what do you want to run?

I have done this several times in the past. There are many methods...

JOE DIRT® · 15th January 2004, 04:46 AM

you guys kill me...LMAO

I still use and test car audio equipment with 2 marine Gel cell deep cycle batteries (Interstate 800 cca) and I have a charger (40 amp) to turn on and off at a predetermined voltage (12.2 on and 14.4 off)....there are 2 1 farad capacitors connected on the output....basically an automotive setup

Faites777 · 15th January 2004, 05:36 AM

I powered my spare in-dash cd player with a computer PSU (power supply unit). It output 12VDC@4.2A.
But I ran the in-dash to my reciever; this way the in-dash ONLY drains about .52A.
Caution!! The AC line (from the PSU) may causes EMI humms.
I tried the PSU approach and got mixed results on humming. I am thinking about using a 12VDC@.8A wall adaptor or use a snap-on ferrite core to correct the problem.

Jozua · 15th January 2004, 05:37 AM

I have played aound using car audio amps and radio's at home and was pleasantly surprised at the quality.

Jozua

califf123 · 15th January 2004, 12:07 PM

I plan to run an old school Rockford Fosgate Power 650 Mosfet bridged (2 channels) on two subs and an old school Rockford Fosgate Power 300 Mosfet 4 channels on two sets of separates.

REDSKIN · 15th January 2004, 12:50 PM

Just before xmas my dealer sold his Rockford display to some lucky kid with rich parents for his bedroom. I asked the same question as how to power all those watts and amps at home. His answer was to use a couple of car batteries and a reqular battery charger.

maylar · 15th January 2004, 05:11 PM

Regulated 12V DC power supplies can be had at any output rating you need.

For 10 amperes or less (head unit, no external amp) you can use the 12V section of an old PC power supply. Beyond that, Radio Shack sells one that does 25 amps (I think) and Pyramid makes them up to 40 amps :

http://www.valcoelectronics.com/psupplies/ps52.htm

14th January 2004, 10:26 PM	#1
califf123 diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: GA	Car Audio At Home How do I connect car audio equipment for use at home? Car audio dealers demonstrate head units, amps, etc. in their stores so there must be a way to use car audio equipment with a 110 Volt wall outlet. Thanks for any info.

15th January 2004, 05:37 AM	#7
Jozua diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Cape Town	Car Audio At Home I have played aound using car audio amps and radio's at home and was pleasantly surprised at the quality. Jozua

15th January 2004, 12:07 PM	#8
califf123 diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: GA	Car Audio At Home I plan to run an old school Rockford Fosgate Power 650 Mosfet bridged (2 channels) on two subs and an old school Rockford Fosgate Power 300 Mosfet 4 channels on two sets of separates.

15th January 2004, 12:50 PM	#9
REDSKIN diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: LONDON	car audio at home Just before xmas my dealer sold his Rockford display to some lucky kid with rich parents for his bedroom. I asked the same question as how to power all those watts and amps at home. His answer was to use a couple of car batteries and a reqular battery charger. __________________ He shoots. He scores!

15th January 2004, 05:11 PM	#10
maylar diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Connecticut	Regulated 12V DC power supplies can be had at any output rating you need. For 10 amperes or less (head unit, no external amp) you can use the 12V section of an old PC power supply. Beyond that, Radio Shack sells one that does 25 amps (I think) and Pyramid makes them up to 40 amps : http://www.valcoelectronics.com/psupplies/ps52.htm __________________ dave


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15th January 2004, 03:31 AM	#2
Hybrid fourdoor diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ft. Worth, TX	just a standard 12V transformer with some regulation of some kind right? Rectifier Bridge and some caps be ok?

15th January 2004, 03:33 AM	#3
SkinnyBoy Banned Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Adelaide, Australia	yep, sure thing... transformer able to deliver 100amps... weighing in at 50Kgs... bridge rectifier suitable for 100+ amps, and the heatinsk + fridge to go with it... and a few hundred farads of capacitors... ok.. maybe I went a LITTLE to far in the end...

15th January 2004, 03:40 AM	#4
Benjlv diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: East Lansing, MI	what do you want to run? I have done this several times in the past. There are many methods...

15th January 2004, 04:46 AM	#5
JOE DIRT® diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Brantford, ON	you guys kill me...LMAO I still use and test car audio equipment with 2 marine Gel cell deep cycle batteries (Interstate 800 cca) and I have a charger (40 amp) to turn on and off at a predetermined voltage (12.2 on and 14.4 off)....there are 2 1 farad capacitors connected on the output....basically an automotive setup

15th January 2004, 05:36 AM	#6
Faites777 diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Somewhere else	I powered my spare in-dash cd player with a computer PSU (power supply unit). It output 12VDC@4.2A. But I ran the in-dash to my reciever; this way the in-dash ONLY drains about .52A. Caution!! The AC line (from the PSU) may causes EMI humms. I tried the PSU approach and got mixed results on humming. I am thinking about using a 12VDC@.8A wall adaptor or use a snap-on ferrite core to correct the problem.

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