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Car amp and Computer power supply

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Runthered
Posts: 208 - Karma: 7
yo guys i just wanted to try this
have any of you guys tried it?
it looks like a cool idea
just take a comp. power supply and cross the green and black wire to turn it on and wire it all into the amp its pre straight forward but i just wanted to get some feed back first
Dec 15 2009 6:52PM
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Snowcase
Posts: 11456 - Karma: 634
Not a good idea unless you know exactly what you're doing. Either way, there are cheaper and better alternatives.
Dec 15 2009 7:03PM
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BdoubleU
Posts: 880 - Karma: 291
this.
Dec 15 2009 7:04PM
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user098123
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Why would you do this?  To plug it in to a wall?  You know that your amp in your car runs at 12-14.4V and your house runs at 120V right?  Expect problems.
Dec 15 2009 7:06PM
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OpIvy
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A PC power supply outputs at 12v, at least on one of the rails.  The other one is 5v, so you'd never have to worry about putting too much voltage to it.  I still wouldn't recommend it though.
Dec 15 2009 8:00PM
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user098123
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My mistake, still seems pointless though.
Dec 15 2009 8:02PM
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