HOw to hook up a car amp in my house

 

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Username: Grebnereon

Post Number: 324
Registered: Mar-06
why are home audio amps soo much more expensive than car audio amps?? im thinkin about hookin up my amp and subs to the TV :-) the tv has preouts to go to an external amp, so thats easy.
-for power im not sure if this would work, but hook it up to a battery and then put a battery charger on the battery
-for ground, should i just hook it up to the - battery terminal
-and whow would i hook up the remote wire to the tv?
 

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Username: Rick_ross

Post Number: 574
Registered: May-06
you cant just give it up
 

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Username: Grebnereon

Post Number: 326
Registered: Mar-06
you can just f*ck off

anybody know how to do this? i want advice, not people telling me to not to do it without a good reason
 

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Username: Johammbass

Cork, Co.Cork Ireland

Post Number: 399
Registered: May-06
Hmm, well you would want AC/DC converter, but I guess you could try.
 

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Username: Grebnereon

Post Number: 327
Registered: Mar-06
jk bro...what you mean by i cant just give it up??
 

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Username: Rick_ross

Post Number: 576
Registered: May-06
im sayin itll never work but go ahead and try it i dont give a sh*t
 

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Username: Kenwa

Post Number: 419
Registered: May-04
It does work b/c i know people that have done it, i have no idea how but it is possible.
 

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Username: Johammbass

Cork, Co.Cork Ireland

Post Number: 410
Registered: May-06
Of course it does work - electronics = electronics no matter house or car, so if you do it right it will work.
 

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Username: Grebnereon

Post Number: 332
Registered: Mar-06
i think ive got everything hooked up right. as i said i was gonna do in my 1st post. but i dont know where to hook up my turn on wire
 

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Username: Adddisorder

West palm, Florida

Post Number: 1452
Registered: Jan-06
just make sure you use sealed batterys. as long as the sub amp doesnt draw much current it will be ok. the bat charger only does like 2a constantly. dont run it on jump mode. for remote just hook a wire with a switch on it the bat. +
 

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Username: Kenwa

Post Number: 420
Registered: May-04
Like maris said i think you can buy a converter that is meant for this type of thing so you dont have to use your ghetto @ss setup(no offense).
 

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Username: Grebnereon

Post Number: 333
Registered: Mar-06
lol...i think im gonna give it up....ive been surfin the web and theres several storeis about batteries explodin and stuff, and i think id like to avoid that.

but wow, home amps are soooo much more expensive...why is that?
 

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Username: Thomas_g

NM

Post Number: 1896
Registered: Oct-05
ya just get a batt put pos to pos ground to neg and remote to pos.........the bit*h is keeping the charge.......ive heard of people runnin it off a battery charger....
 

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Username: Theweasel

Steamboat springs, Colorado U.S. of A

Post Number: 681
Registered: Mar-06
i'm just guessing but it seems like you could get a 120V to 12V converter and run it staright off the wall outlet.

and why are house amps so dam expensive? i've seen 800W amps go for upwards of two to three thousand!
 

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Username: Drivingreckless

TREO, USA USA

Post Number: 2071
Registered: Apr-06
do u beleive in magic bro?
wen u truly do then all ur wildest dreams will come true :-)
 

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Username: 54danny54

Betsy layne, Kentucky..GO... USA duh

Post Number: 2794
Registered: Nov-04
ok...
it will be hard to find a ac-dc converter for cheap.
all ya have to do is get a sealed battery and a batt charger. put the remote wire in the amps pos, then hook up ur amp normally, also put a switch between the rem and amp pos
 

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Username: Van_man

Boston South, MA

Post Number: 1070
Registered: Mar-06
Hook your amp to a battery, battery to an alternator, drive the alternator with a 120volt electric motor. You will have to fabricate mountings and drive chain from motor to alt.
 

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Username: J_baby15

Kentucky

Post Number: 662
Registered: Feb-06
I've done it before. This question has been asked many times. I did it the same way u did, only using a small charger, which acted as the "alt." as it would be in my car. Just plug the remote wire up to the + side of the battery and throw a toggle switch in teh middle to cut it on and off.
 

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Username: Blainew

Post Number: 1682
Registered: Nov-05
get a battery charger...that produces however many amps you need...plug it into your wall..plug the amps power and ground into the battery charger, and splice a small remote wire from the positive of the batt charger
 

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Username: Blainew

Post Number: 1683
Registered: Nov-05
oops didnt read jordans post
 

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Username: J_baby15

Kentucky

Post Number: 665
Registered: Feb-06
It works man. but yes if you leave a battery on charge too long and its not made for that then it will get leaky. I used a cheap lawn mower battery, but im assumin if u used a good drycell you'd be alright.
 

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Username: Blainew

Post Number: 1684
Registered: Nov-05
do u even need a battery? cant u just use the charger if it does it at 12 volts
 

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Username: J_baby15

Kentucky

Post Number: 667
Registered: Feb-06
Yeah you'll wanna use a battery prolly, unless you get a AC/DC converter.
 

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Username: Mike_anthes

Canton, SD USA

Post Number: 373
Registered: Aug-04
dude just find a big enough AT computer power supply...and run it off 12volts...
 

Gold Member
Username: Blainew

Post Number: 1685
Registered: Nov-05
if u have a battery charger...that will supply 60 amps continuois at 12.4 volts....then u dont need a batt

(im pretty sure)
 

Silver Member
Username: J_baby15

Kentucky

Post Number: 671
Registered: Feb-06
Do they make cpu pwr supplies big enuf? I never thought of that, maybe itll work, don't see y not.
 

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Username: Wingmanalive

Pine hill, Nj US

Post Number: 640
Registered: Jun-06
Alot people ask this. To me it's playin' frankestein but to each their own. I have one of these...Upload Which I can run a 2000w power inverter off of. Simply connecting the pos and neg of the power station to the pos and neg of my inverter and, presto, instant 120v power. I've run a fridge off it and power tools as well. Those power stations are great, portable and fused. Omitting the inverter and you've got 12v power capable to run SOME amps. All for about $50! Yes, it can be done.......
 

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Username: Rzarector

Coquitlam, Bc Canada

Post Number: 1325
Registered: Dec-04
go to the realmofexcursion.com store.. you can buy home audio amps for under 400.. 1000 watts being the most.. all these amps will deliver most of there power at 4 ohms.. better than dicking around with convertes, batteries and chargers..
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