Dual_Corex2
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Iv got alot of people ask me, iv never seen anywhere where its stated how exactly to do it. So i made a video on how to do it. But before i get into the video, i want to explain it much deeper.
1. First, your gonna need a nice power supply, cheap ones usually fry or give bad SQ cuz they cant supply the amperage needed to power the amplifier.
REMEMBER, that even cheap small amplifiers will need a good power supply to have the best SQ and performance.
I recommend using a power supply with no less then 3 +12v 15A each, even that might not be enough to power a 500watt RMS amp.
2. After you have the power supply, look at the cable that hooks into your motherboard. There should be 1 green wire, and right next to that wire should be a black wire. You have 2 options here. You can either, cut the 2 wires and hook them up to a switch to control the PSU or if the PSU already has a switch on the back just connect the 2 wires and use the switch on the back. However it would probily be best to connect the 2 wires to another switch as using the main power switch could cause damage in the long run. But im not 100% on that.
3. Next you will need to get one of the regular power cables, which should have 4 wires on them: 1 red, 2 black, and 1 yellow wire. Strip the yellow wire, and strip one of the black wires. Only one of the black wires will work, so trial and error until you find the one that works.
4. The yellow wire will hook into your +12v connector on your amp and the black will be the GND (ground).
5. After you have those wires hooked up, run a very short wire from the REM (remote on) connector on the amp to the +12v connector on the amp so that the amp powers on when you turn on the PSU. Or, you could run a wire from the REM and the +12v to an external switch and use that, either way should work fine.
Now your amp should turn on with your PSU, if not check and see that your using the right black wire.
Thats about all there is to it, its not that hard.
Here is a link to the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdx4IS1WS-g
(video might still be processing)
If anything needs cleared up, let me know
Here is a video of how good my cheap power supply powers my amp, this is half gain on the amp, near full volume on my computer, i only use 3 speakers for my room. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyy1HrDDIJo
There is a little distortion with my mid-range, i dont think it can take the power, you can hear it hit the bass and it dont sound very good, everything else sounds pretty good. My amp is 165watts @ 4 ohms RMS.
1. First, your gonna need a nice power supply, cheap ones usually fry or give bad SQ cuz they cant supply the amperage needed to power the amplifier.
REMEMBER, that even cheap small amplifiers will need a good power supply to have the best SQ and performance.
I recommend using a power supply with no less then 3 +12v 15A each, even that might not be enough to power a 500watt RMS amp.
2. After you have the power supply, look at the cable that hooks into your motherboard. There should be 1 green wire, and right next to that wire should be a black wire. You have 2 options here. You can either, cut the 2 wires and hook them up to a switch to control the PSU or if the PSU already has a switch on the back just connect the 2 wires and use the switch on the back. However it would probily be best to connect the 2 wires to another switch as using the main power switch could cause damage in the long run. But im not 100% on that.
3. Next you will need to get one of the regular power cables, which should have 4 wires on them: 1 red, 2 black, and 1 yellow wire. Strip the yellow wire, and strip one of the black wires. Only one of the black wires will work, so trial and error until you find the one that works.
4. The yellow wire will hook into your +12v connector on your amp and the black will be the GND (ground).
5. After you have those wires hooked up, run a very short wire from the REM (remote on) connector on the amp to the +12v connector on the amp so that the amp powers on when you turn on the PSU. Or, you could run a wire from the REM and the +12v to an external switch and use that, either way should work fine.
Now your amp should turn on with your PSU, if not check and see that your using the right black wire.
Thats about all there is to it, its not that hard.
Here is a link to the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdx4IS1WS-g
(video might still be processing)
If anything needs cleared up, let me know
Here is a video of how good my cheap power supply powers my amp, this is half gain on the amp, near full volume on my computer, i only use 3 speakers for my room. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyy1HrDDIJo
There is a little distortion with my mid-range, i dont think it can take the power, you can hear it hit the bass and it dont sound very good, everything else sounds pretty good. My amp is 165watts @ 4 ohms RMS.
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