Car audio hooked up to 110 AC

[sshirk8]

I am looking for a way to hook up high powered audio equipment to household 110 AC so I can test everything before I install it. Can anyone help?

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[Boris 10+ year member]

Get a transformer or a battery charger and a battery.

 

[Scoobydoo 5,000+ posts]

do a search

 

[bw_audio 10+ year member]

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[sshirk8]

Any idea what size? Radio shack have these?

 

[sshirk8]

Will radio shack be able to get me what I want?

 

[Scoobydoo 5,000+ posts]

ya go to radio shack

 

[backthepack 10+ year member]

ive searched 4ever.. how does the computer thing work?? link?

 

[bass-aholic 10+ year member]

if you just want to test speakers than get a cheap plate amp from http://www.partsexpress.com). if you want to test amps than get a car battery charger(the higher amperage the better) and hook it up to a regular car battery. I used that setup to run near 1000watts to 2 15"s in my room for a while. Dont have pics on this pc though. The computer power supply idea is a bit more complicated and you might need to link a few supplies together, but a simple google search brings up everything you would ever need to know. Heres a video from youtube, theres dozens.

If money isnt an issue than you can buy a few of these and link them(depending on how big of an amps you will be testing) http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=19564 or if your good with electrics there are schematics for 12v 100amp(and upwards) schematics....It all depends on how much power you plan on running and for how long they will be playing! Hope this helped.

 

[MyFartsStink 10+ year member]

Go buy an av receiver or a stereo receiver. Then buy 2, 5 or 7 speakers. Last you buy a powered subwoofer. This is how you do audio inside a home.

 

[bass-aholic 10+ year member]

If you do decide to run a psu and the output isn't enough to power your amp this is a great tutorial on how to run multiple psu's strapped for more amperage.

http://www.procooling.com/index.php?func=articles&disp=52&pg=1

 

[brian84corvette 10+ year member]

go to walmart.

get a cord that allows you to plug your I pod in one side - and gives you 2 rca plugs on the other side. its mad cheep.

then hook up + and - wires to your car battery. - connect those wires properly to your amp.

then hook up the speakers to amp.

check your wires. make shure thery right.

do a jumper wire from the + to the remote spot. - it helps to be able to "twist" it on and off if you split this wire, and cap it with a wire nut.

that way you can turn amp off in a hurry. ( or not be ghetto and wire in a on off toggle switch)

plug in your rca wire from walmart to the channel you wana test on amp - and use I pod to control amp.

it works.

that way you can use all your car audio stuff - exept your head unit.

and "test" it all out.

it helps to have the car running. that way it gets more than 12v with alternator making power also.

let us know how it works.

btw - I keep an extra battery in the garage just to test amps on.

 

[sshirk8]

Are dewalt 14 volt batteries powerful enough to run a small amp?

 

[jdawg 5,000+ posts]

beware of the charger, my craftsman puts out around 17v on the 200amp jump start setting, some amps wont run, they turn off

 

[brian84corvette 10+ year member]

Are dewalt 14 volt batteries powerful enough to run a small amp?

I have a 12v dewalt battery. its a piece of crap.