Re: Using a car stereo in the house....?

In article <1181709288.163642.184640@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Leesa_Tay@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

Do they amke any kind of AC adapter that will let you use something
like a car stereo or a CB radio in the house?

I remember years ago you needed a regulated power-pack kinda thing to
do this but I was wondering if that's still the case today? Like
maybe some kind of AC adapter that will let you run something that
normally runs of 12 volts DC neg. ground.

Thanks

Leesa (I)

Yes. Such units are available. And yes, they're still essentially a
giant regulated wall-wart. They can be pricey, though, depending on how
many amps you need for the specific application. Bigger amps = bigger
bucks...

In a pinch, you can get away with using a regular 12 volt battery
charger, so long as you hook things up correctly, but don't be surprised
if you get about a metric buttload of noise if you're using it with
audio gear - In my experience, chargers used as power supplies tend to
be *REALLY* noisy. Probably has something to do with the fact that a
battery generally doesn't much care how noisy the supply charging it is,
so long as the voltage and current is in the right range. Audio gear
and/or digital stuff, on the other hand, tends to be pretty finicky,
wanting absolutely clean (or as close to it as practical) juice.

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