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2006-08-03 10:35:27 · 4 answers · asked by jack 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Audio
If you're going to run just a standard aftermarket head unit, no amplifier or such, then 10 amps is plenty. You could go 5amps if you were only going to run 2 speakers, but you would be operating in the barely acceptable range then.
Or: most aftermarket car stereos have a user accessible fuse in or near the wiring harness. That should be your guide.
2006-08-03 12:09:43 · answer #1 · answered by Piglet O 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It won't fry, it just won't do anything.
Just be aware you're going to spend about $100 or more for a 15 amp supply.
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Good point Ricky,
but it will have to be the kind that has an actual switch on it (mutch easier to hook up) as opposed to the "relies on a mother board to turn on" type.
The yellow and black wires that powers a drive is the 12 volt side.
Yellow is hot and black is ground.
Be sure to waterproof it somehow!!!
2006-08-03 18:56:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could use a PC power supply. They are fairlycheap and capable of 10-15 amps on the 12 volt rail.... I have never done this, but I see no reason why it would not work.
2006-08-03 19:40:23 · answer #3 · answered by Ricky 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes 1A is too low, as soon as you turned it up it would probably fry, try a 15A or 20A, I know I have a 15A fuse in my car, and usually the Head Unit (car stereo) already has a fuse built in.
2006-08-03 18:39:15 · answer #4 · answered by munkyhead2_16 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋