What is the current draw from this? Is it possible to be used with a car amplifier?
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i'm no electrician but . . . the specs should have a number wrt to current usage, presumably watts, so in my logic, getting a suitable inverter wired into the loom should provide enough juice to run the unit, it couldn't be very much
2010778
Hello. The current draw of this amplifier is 30 amps. I'm not exactly sure what you plan to do with this amplifier, but keep in mind this amp required +12v DC. It will not work when connected to an 110 volt AC electrical outlet. You will need a 30 amp power supply to provide +12v to this amplifier to work inside a building.
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Yes, but it's impractical. You'll need to get a power inverter, plug it into the cigarette lighter, and your car needs to be running. You're better off just using NiMH batteries and having two sets of them. This amp will run a LONG time on a set of batteries though. Some people have reported getting as much as 20 hours. -TJ
1916891
There is no reason why not if you can source a 110V power supply to plug it in to. This is a low current draw item, so it could work quite well if wired correctly, but there are car audio equalizers out there that do pretty much the same for the same price, and no hassle.
430312
Not sure of current draw but it's very minimal. Only uses an 1 amp fuse. Works great!
1283489
I plugged this into a 12V (3-cell LiPo) battery and measured current draw. It was taking 75Watts at 11.7Volts, so about 6.4Amps. In a running car the air pump will draw slightly more current, but not enough to overwhelm your charging system. If you have a smaller engine just turn off the headlights, it'll be fine.
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After ur ?? I ran across a blog where a guy is powering a 350 watt car amp and a 12" mtx sub. "Im using a 250watt AT PC power supply that provides 10amps on the 12+v line. With this configuration I can easily power my amp and get great house shaking music now in my room."So rated at 30 amps continuous, u should have no problem. Is your input power fuse 30 amps or less? I would double check the maximum power requirements of my gear.This is not the quietest power supply, but u will quickly drown out any noise from this.
1638842
I believe they are the most efficient car speakers made. I run mine without an amp. Why don't you try this first? You can always add an amp later.
141745
We used it for a laptop that only draws 1.5 amp. Worked great for that. I would look on the label of the vacuum and it should tell you how many watts and amps it uses. You need to leave car running because it will drain your battery quik. Hope this helps
1515630
It has more than enough power. You wouldn't use the full power of this amp.
287698
It has a max of 30 amps and car alternators are more then that and the alternator would have its own regulator so to speak so I would not recommend it either. They would conflict. Mike
959806
Its sounds great. But it's always better better with 1000watts or more. Mines is only 800watts. The dash radio plays an important role aswell as the amplifier. My amp is 3000watt and i have all 4 car speakers 250w each and 2 subs at 800w each all connected on my 5 channel amp.
536321
I do not know the amp draw, but led's use very little current. I have my blue led lite for hi beam indicator.
2016804
its not a home amplifier, its for car, so theres no switch, but you can buy one and DIY.
1577242
it can if you wire it right. you can power it of a pro audio amp if you have one of those but if not then you could wire it off a car amp but car amps only run on 12v DC so you would have to wire the amp up to a old computer PSU or a large battery or get one of those 12v adapters for your house but then wire a 12v plug to the amp which is not as hard as it sounds
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The subwoofer/speaker may be rated at 50 watts out, but how much power is required by the amp that is built into the unit? There should be some kind of manufacturer's plate on the unit. While the car motor is running this unit will delivery a maximum of 1.6 amps so anything rated over 1.4 amps continuous load should not be used with this device.
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This unit only draws 50 watts, half an amp. A 100 watt inverter plugged into your cars 12V plug is more than you'll need to run this unit in a car.