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Sephroth57:
I have an extra car amp i think its around 200W and a bunch of car speakers that would sound great in my cabinet plus i already have them so its free =)  how would i wire my amp to be able to be plugged into the wall? could i use a PC power supply or something?

Edgedamage:
I think a pc power supply might work but I would feel more  
comfortable using something like this.

Homebrew:
You have to make sure you use a power supply that can handle a large amp load.  I'm using a tripplite 60A power supply for the jukebox i'm working on.  It is an expesive power supply, but at 60A it leaves me some headroom.    Most car amps powerfull enough to power subs draw 20A or more.  You figure if you throw in another amp for highs, you could easily have a 30A or higher load.  I suggest finding out what the current draw rating on your amp(s) and using that to decide how big a power supply you need.  Needless to say a PC powersupply won't cut it unless you're using a very low power amp.  Even then i'd probably be a little leary since amplifiers current draw spikes throughout a song and can put a sudden high load on the power supply.  Just my $.02.  

-Kevin

Sephroth57:
thanks for the info, so is there a special name for those type of converters?

Zakk:
http://www.mameworld.net/massive/How-to/Amp_Install/amp_install.html

That was a submission, but I've had positive feedback on it, so I think it is a functional solution!  Hope it helps!

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