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Thread: Got a car amp |
    
New member Username: Audio_man
Rochdale,
Lancashire
BRITAIN
Post Number: 1
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Monday, December 20, 2004 - 08:06 am: |
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hi i got a car amp of my mate its 400 watt jetson amp i know how to power da amp in my house using the atx power supply but i dont know how much power my amp needs, do i need 40amp output current rating n 12volt atx power supply to power my amp properly |
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Gold Member Username: Glasswolf
NorthWest,
Michigan
USA
Post Number: 6643
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Monday, December 20, 2004 - 09:11 am: |
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if its a 2 chanel class-AB amp, and its 400 watts RMS, it'll need about 46A of current on the 12V rail of the ATX supply
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New member Username: Audio_man
Rochdale,
Lancashire
BRITAIN
Post Number: 2
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Monday, December 20, 2004 - 05:50 pm: |
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its a 4 channel amp jetson but u can bridge the speaker terminals too |
Gold Member Username: Glasswolf
NorthWest,
Michigan
USA
Post Number: 6675
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Monday, December 20, 2004 - 10:35 pm: |
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same thing then.
400 watts = ~46A
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New member Username: Audio_man
Rochdale,
Lancashire
BRITAIN
Post Number: 4
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Tuesday, December 21, 2004 - 07:59 pm: |
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thanks glass wolf for ur help |
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