Humbug
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 posted on 21/1/11 at 08:35 AM |
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Use PC PSU for car radio
As above - is it possible? I have got 3 PSUs of various types and an old car CD/radio taking up space. I thought I might be able to rig them up in the
garage for some music while I work, but the PSUs have tons of different wires coming out of them.
So, has anyone done it? If os, how, and how easy was it? If it's not fairly easy then I won't bother as I have an old hifi as well... just
thought this would be a bit neater.
Cheers
Simon
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Davey D
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| posted on 21/1/11 at 08:47 AM |
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Yes it will work, but they are quite big, with a mass of excess wires. in my garage im running a car radio off a small 12v transformer. It was off an
old NAS box i think, as a lot of IT equipment seems to be 12v. Much smaller, and safer to use
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jossey
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| posted on 21/1/11 at 08:50 AM |
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yes it will work but make sure it has enough watts to power the head unit or when the volume is high it will just turn off and potentially kill the
psu.
:O)
Thanks
David Johnson
Building my tiger avon slowly but surely.
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HowardB
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| posted on 21/1/11 at 08:59 AM |
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there is also the possibility of hash,.... no not that kind. Electrical noise from the power supply that would be on the DC lines of the radio. This
might make the audio poor.
A better PSU will give better results, but IMHO a free junked mains radio might be better,....
Howard
Fisher Fury was 2000 Zetec - now a 1600 (it Lives again  and goes zoom)
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SeanStone
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| posted on 21/1/11 at 08:59 AM |
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should work. old car head units arent powerful. i used an old 600 watt psu to power my 300watt car amp and sub indoors....the psu broke  .
you'll need to trick the psu into thinking there is a motherboard there telling it to turn on. i can't remember how that works right now,
but there are plenty of illustrative tutorials on the internet
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MakeEverything
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| posted on 21/1/11 at 09:15 AM |
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Ive tried all sorts over the years, and IMO the only thing that has ever worked properly, is my new battery powered DAB radio that i got for
christmas.
The cobbled together radio setups are always hard work unless you run a proper aerial to the roof. They also become very untidy and a potential fire
hazard after the dust settles on them and into the vents of the PSU. Lets face it, the safer we can make our garages, the better really.
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
...You can make it foolProof, but youll never make it Idiot Proof!...
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Humbug
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| posted on 21/1/11 at 12:45 PM |
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OK, thanks chaps. it sounds like a lot of hassle for not much reward.
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