wiring car amp at home

[sw3ll]

so, what if, hypothetically, i wanted to wire a 220 watt car amplifier into my house receptical. so i have a 12V two prong plug and i would splice this with the hot and neutral of a 3 prong and bring the ground from the three prong to the ground in the amp....

my question is: you think this'll work? or am i gonna blow my house up?

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[shaneb 10+ year member]

x2

i would expect that you need some type of power inverter like for a car, but opposite

 

[n2audio 5,000+ posts]

so, what if, hypothetically, i wanted to wire a 220 watt car amplifier into my house receptical. so i have a 12V two prong plug and i would splice this with the hot and neutral of a 3 prong and bring the ground from the three prong to the ground in the amp....my question is: you think this'll work? or am i gonna blow my house up?

yes, do that, take some pictures too. We would all like to see how it comes out.

 

[jco1385 5,000+ posts]

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[wccoug21 10+ year member]

actually u should take a video... i want to see it all unfold

 

[1rockford1 5,000+ posts]

u gota wire it up to your washer and dryer. then to your tv then to a sony sub . j/k good luck

 

[IDSkoT 5,000+ posts]

For the real answer:

No, don't do it.

Your house is run on an AC current while your car runs on a DC current. Other than one giving power at intervals and the other giving constant power, your house runs on 220-120volts of power while your car runs off of 12 volts.

Technically it's possible to do. You just have to get an AC to DC 12v converter with the proper amperage... but I don't think they make those. They make 12v DC converters... but not with 40+ ampers.

 

[Gearstix 10+ year member]

computer power supply.

 

[Ed Lester 10+ year member]

Dont do it unless you want to instantly blow your amp.

You can purchase a 12v DC power supply that you can plug in to your wall outlet and then run an amp off of.

Radioshack used to sell 40A models but probably not anymore.

You can search power supplies on MCMElectronics.com or partsexpress.com

Or you can make your own rig by using a 12v DC Car battery (Dry Cell like PowerMaster, Kinetik, or Optima) and run a small battery charger on it while the amp is powered on.

Dont use a laptop power supply. They cannot supply the current you need.

 

[n2audio 5,000+ posts]

Dont do it unless you want to instantly blow your amp.

For the real answer:
No, don't do it.

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That was going to get fun.

Losers.

 

[boomzilla 10+ year member]

computer power supply.

NO YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG

Like Ed Lester said, it can't provide enough current.

Bottom line OP, buy a home amplifier/cd/record player and stop playing MacGuyver. You're going to destroy some sh!t if you're not careful.

 

[Acevolkov 10+ year member]

The power supply I have runs 12v at 35amp on 4 rails :/

SLi ftl

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

You can still get good sized DC power supplies from Parts Express or Radio Shack. The only issue with that is that the power supply costs more than a simple home amp.

 

[netzero 10+ year member]

I ran my aq1200d off a 250 watt pc power supply the other day, it was capable of 15 amps in perfect conditions. I set the gain low as it i dont need much power inside and it worked great and got loud for a few hours.

 

[n2audio 5,000+ posts]

... it worked great and got loud for a few hours.

then what?