car amp
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either that or hes got a big battery charger and long extension lead 
I give up. I've read this several times - even tried reading the words in different orders.john_uk said:
It always seems gibberish to me.
Could you try again, please?
I hope I know what John means...
Is your intention to fit the amp in your car, and use a standard 3-pin plug and socket in order to allow you to remove the amp easily?
Unfortunately, this will not work. The current draw of automotive amplifiers is rather high: at a nominal 12V, a 240 watt amplifier will be drawing 20amps. This is beyond the rated current of the socket and plug, and even with high-quality branded components will be a fire hazard, that is assuming that you replace the fuse with a piece of iron bar (you can't get fuses greater than 13A for such plugtops). When you bear in mind that 1200W amps are relatively common, that 100A peak current would not do a lot of good to a 13A plug!
However, all is not lost. Many people design their ICE to be removable (never know when you will need that boot!) so there are connectors out there which are suitable. Good luck!
Is your intention to fit the amp in your car, and use a standard 3-pin plug and socket in order to allow you to remove the amp easily?
Unfortunately, this will not work. The current draw of automotive amplifiers is rather high: at a nominal 12V, a 240 watt amplifier will be drawing 20amps. This is beyond the rated current of the socket and plug, and even with high-quality branded components will be a fire hazard, that is assuming that you replace the fuse with a piece of iron bar (you can't get fuses greater than 13A for such plugtops). When you bear in mind that 1200W amps are relatively common, that 100A peak current would not do a lot of good to a 13A plug!
However, all is not lost. Many people design their ICE to be removable (never know when you will need that boot!) so there are connectors out there which are suitable. Good luck!
A forklift power connector would be far more than adequate! That style of connector would be ideal, in a current rating similar to your requirements (dw, if you get anywhere near that rating then I fear for your eardrums!). I seem to remember that a local ICE shop stocked connectors that were similar to those used on electric lawnmowers, but chunkier.
Remember that you will still need a fuse next to the battery, no matter what connector you use.
I am not sure what the best connector to use to break the connection to the amplifier input and possibly speaker outputs would be though.
You really would be able to get all the required answers by popping in to your local (or even national chain) ICE shop, tell them what you want and they will let you know what you need to do it. Especially if they have a good fitting team, and doubley especially if you bought the aforementioned amp there.
Remember that you will still need a fuse next to the battery, no matter what connector you use.
I am not sure what the best connector to use to break the connection to the amplifier input and possibly speaker outputs would be though.
You really would be able to get all the required answers by popping in to your local (or even national chain) ICE shop, tell them what you want and they will let you know what you need to do it. Especially if they have a good fitting team, and doubley especially if you bought the aforementioned amp there.
AdamW...
I had 137db before i pulled it all out.. bought a subaru instead and now me priorities are making it go quick!
I had a 170A circuit breaker next to battery.. and could pulll well over 100A when having it fairly loud..
And despite what people might think it was set up more for Quality (SQ) rather than SPL (Loud!)
Also worth a look when going silly
http://www.zena.net/htdocs/alternators/AutoSound.shtml
I had 137db before i pulled it all out.. bought a subaru instead and now me priorities are making it go quick!
I had a 170A circuit breaker next to battery.. and could pulll well over 100A when having it fairly loud..
And despite what people might think it was set up more for Quality (SQ) rather than SPL (Loud!)
Also worth a look when going silly
http://www.zena.net/htdocs/alternators/AutoSound.shtml
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