is it possible?

[bearynot 10+ year member]

is it possible to use a car amp on a home stereo system. if so how would you do it.

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[bass maniak 10+ year member]

yes it is very possable.

my caraudio is all in my room right now.

as to power it you will need somthing that puts out alot of power @ 12 volts.

ex. i am using a batterycharger and a car battery.

 

[Heresy 10+ year member]

With 120w plate amps going for $100 and decent recievers a little more expensive, hooking up car audio in a home setting seems more trouble than it is worth.

 

[bearynot 10+ year member]

how would i go about grounding the amp

 

[80_Cutlass_mn 10+ year member]

Umm you hook the ground up to the negative battery terminal, thats what it is in your car, the negative terminal of your car battery is hooked to the chassis effectively making the whole car a ground.

 

[bearynot 10+ year member]

do i need a fuse for the power wire like i would in a car

 

[jbl_marshall21 10+ year member]

yes it is very possable.my caraudio is all in my room right now.

as to power it you will need somthing that puts out alot of power @ 12 volts.

ex. i am using a batterycharger and a car battery.

what did u use for a ground?

 

[80_Cutlass_mn 10+ year member]

do i need a fuse for the power wire like i would in a car

Eh....just to be on the safe side...I would say yea go ahead and use one, wouldnt want to burn your house down if something shorted now would we //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/scared.gif.f134e57c6c93ccd0f15aa5ac32c7d4a0.gif :thumbsdow //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/verymad.gif.3f39c5c2fd57527b671fad3efdfac756.gif

 

[bass maniak 10+ year member]

what did u use for a ground?

i just used the negative on the battery and using a fuse is a good idea.

 

[bumpincutlas 10+ year member]

my system is in my room from the car i wrecked i'm using a car batery and a ac:dc converter from radio shak the system is for sale th h/u is a sony cdx-l250 45x4 4 4" midranges run of the h/u they are lightning audio and the subs are fosgate he2 12's their are two and they run off a mtx 2150x and i also have an mtx 275x if u want it all are part of it e-mail me at crosscountryguy2005@hotmail.com

 

[modshades]

If you're using a car battery indoors, that's hydrogen sulfide gas (H2S) you've got in the air. Open a window and don't smoke. (But where's the fun in that, right?) If you live near any car audio retailers, and you don't mind asking, have one of the floor guys crack open a wall display--that's 100% car audio wired for indoor use. (Minus the 12V air freshener--they'll be using AC converters I bet.) Good luck!