[HAM] What is the best kind of power supply to power up a high power car stereo amplifier used in a hot rodded Leslie?Kon Zissis kziss at ozemail.com.auThu Dec 27 20:02:44 CST 2007
Hi everyone. My friend wants to replace the stock amplifier with a high power amplifier in his Leslie 925 and I am wondering if a high power car stereo amplifier such as one with 200 watt RMS output level may be suitable for the Leslie 925. If such a high power car stereo amplifier is used , then considering that many car stereo amplifiers can safely be used with a 2 ohms load , then a 4 ohms bass speaker might possibly be OK if the car stereo amplifier is used as a bridged mono amplifier, however the stock 4 ohms JBL M 41-4 speaker may need to be replaced with a higher power rated bass speaker. The stock JBL 2482 treble driver will remain in the Leslie 925 because it has a very good fat sound. Has anyone upgraded their Leslies with a high power car amplifier and if so, what kind of power supply would be appropriate for this? What kind of current rating would be required for the car amplifier power supply ? I think that when car amplifiers are used with a 12 volt car battery , then ( if I remember correctly ) the current draw is something like 18 amperes . The local electronics shop sells transformer-less switch mode power supplies that are OK for testing high power car amplifiers , however does anyone know if switch mode power supplies are OK to power up a car amplifier in a Leslie application or will the switch mode power supply emit too much noise into the audio signals? Thank you in advance for a reply. All the best. Kon
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