useing car head unit with a pc

amigaman2 · TweakNOOB Joined: 21 Jun 2004 Posts: 1

hi;
can you use one in a pc and a amp????
what do you think would be the best unit to use with your comp???

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ToggleHead · TWEAKGURU Joined: 03 Mar 2004 Posts: 4360 Location: Jersey

im not sure i follow exactly what you are looking to accomplish here.......are you seeing if you can instal a car's headunit into a PC case?

in theory yes, they both run off 12v power, but you minght require a separate PSU for the head unit......also you would need to mod the case a bit to fit the damn thing....lol

can i ask exactly what youre looking to do ?
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JayDubya · Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2004 5:49 pm Post subject:

hehehe, i have already done this with an old psu. most 12v rails do have just enough power to run a regular head unit from a car. just make sure the 12v rail has at least 25-30amps that it can give to the cd player. the cd player will probably have to have its own psu.

as for hooking an amp up to a psu, its not a good idea. they just draw too much current for a psu to keep up. if you really want, you can get a car battery and a battery charger and run everything off it.
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ToggleHead · TWEAKGURU Joined: 03 Mar 2004 Posts: 4360 Location: Jersey

fit THAT in an ATX case.......=]
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