xico_ze54
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| posted on 16/3/14 at 06:14 PM |
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how to convert a car radio to 220V?
hi
I'm asking to the good people in LB who knows many things that I don't, if there is some kind of chip "converter" in a way to
re-use an old car radio in my garage.
that is because I got some old radios and many speakers too in cars I had before.
so I thought if there is a chip way to adapt one of these radios and a pair of old speakers in a way to have some music in my workshop.
certainly many of you have made that experience before, or saw something similar to that.
any ideas?
thanks in advance
Amadeu
[Edited on 16/3/14 by xico_ze54]
http://www.viseudesign.com/Sevenesque-36.htm
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Macbeast
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| posted on 16/3/14 at 06:26 PM |
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Just buy a power adaptor ( what the Canadians call a wall wart ) giving 12 V and at least 1 A. Or a CB power unit, say 12V at 5A Make sure you
connect positive to radio fused wire and negative to the radio metal case.
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xico_ze54
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| posted on 16/3/14 at 06:32 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Macbeast
Just buy a power adaptor ( what the Canadians call a wall wart ) giving 12 V and at least 1 A. Or a CB power unit, say 12V at 5A Make sure you
connect positive to radio fused wire and negative to the radio metal case.
the power off is in Ahmpers not in Watts? BTW: what is typical car radio comsumption? thxs
http://www.viseudesign.com/Sevenesque-36.htm
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Slimy38
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| posted on 16/3/14 at 06:34 PM |
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I tried that, at low volumes I got huge mains hum, and at high volumes the power demand tripped the wallwart (my new favourite word, thanks
Macbeast!). The latter can be solved with a bigger power supply, but I wasn't sure how to sort the former. A car radio would never need to have
to suppress 50hz on the supply.
Personally my next approach would be to use a spare car battery, and just charge it back up every so often...
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snapper
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| posted on 16/3/14 at 06:36 PM |
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Simple transformer
The sort that is used for scaletrics or model railway
Maplins will do a bench transformer you just need to look at how powerfull your radio is
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luke2152
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| posted on 16/3/14 at 06:39 PM |
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I've got an old car battery that holds a little charge running a radio on my workbench and a small ebay solar panel on the roof to keep it
topped up
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bi22le
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| posted on 16/3/14 at 06:45 PM |
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Several ways you can do this.
car battery and trickle charger.
PC power supply
transformer from various uses
consumption will be around 140w max I guess or 10A max.
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coyoteboy
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| posted on 16/3/14 at 06:46 PM |
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Wow, and I though I was cheap using a donated old stereo  I like the waste not want not attitude here but question the sanity.
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snapper
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| posted on 16/3/14 at 06:47 PM |
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Ahh
Just thought, options are car battery or car battery charger or trickle charger connected to car battery
Any of these solutions will power a car radio in a gatage
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dave_424
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| posted on 16/3/14 at 07:20 PM |
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PC power supply, all the black wires are ground, all the yellow wires are 12v, green wire needs an earth to turn it on.
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designer
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| posted on 16/3/14 at 07:35 PM |
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quote:
I've got an old car battery that holds a little charge running a radio on my workbench and a small ebay solar panel on the roof to keep it
topped up
Ditto
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britishtrident
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| posted on 16/3/14 at 07:36 PM |
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Waste of time and money.
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snakebelly
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| posted on 16/3/14 at 09:58 PM |
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I've used one of these to power a radio and the larger size to power 2 12v driving lamps in our blast cabinet .
UK Stock DC 12/24V Universal Regulated Switching Power Supply for LED Strip/CCTV
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serieslandy
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| posted on 16/3/14 at 10:30 PM |
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I have AC Power Adapter Adaptor Transformer 12V 5A Imax B5 B6 Balancer Charger black OO | eBay
kletsgoo running a car stereo in my bathroom.
It works perfectly. Need I say anymore. Just make sure you have the correct (car) speakers.
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morcus
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| posted on 16/3/14 at 10:39 PM |
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As others have said why? You can buy a regular radio for £5 or less.
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