Powering A Headunit

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Forum Name: Car Audio
Forum Discription: Car Stereos, Amplifiers, Crossovers, Processors, Speakers, Subwoofers, etc.
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Topic: Powering A Headunit

Posted By: FATBOY_US
Subject: Powering A Headunit
Date Posted: August 06, 2003 at 9:28 PM

I have a headunit that i wanna power up outside of my car so i can use it in my house. I have a computer power supply i was wondering if i could use that. it gives out 12V.

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Posted By: esmith69
Date Posted: August 06, 2003 at 10:29 PM

As long as it puts out at least 10A of power then technically yes you can use one of those. If it's a head unit without a built-in amplifier then you could probably get by with a PS that puts out like 5-7A.

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