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RedStang88

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Hey guys I dont have any speakers in my stang right now and wont have the cash for maybe 2 months, so is there anyway I can hook up the stereo in my room in my car? I dont want to start any fires...
 
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Use a power inverter

If you go to your local hardware store or maybe even somewhere like Wal-Mart you could buy a power inverter. My buddy and I did it once for a roadtrip and we ran a 350Watt stereo off of it. Worked great but sometimes the inverter will get to hot and shut itself off. But that was with a 6 hour drive. Hope it works, shouldn't cost much more than 30-45 dollars I wouldn't imagine. Just plug it into your cigarette lighter and it converts the DC power to AC. Now you got tunes man!!
 
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So the power in the car is DC and home electronics run off AC and thats why its not safe without the inverter?
 
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not only the difference between ac and dc, but also your car operates at 12 volts and 9 volts and all household aplliances operate at either 110 or 220 volts. the power invertor converts the 110 volt stereo to operate at 9 volts (ciggerette lighter)
 

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Interesting stuff...

RedStang88 said:
Hey guys I dont have any speakers in my stang right now and wont have the cash for maybe 2 months, so is there anyway I can hook up the stereo in my room in my car? I dont want to start any fires...
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It's possible. Others have told you exactly how.

But... Although possible, you should consider simple laws of physics - more important is newtons law of inertia... Home stereo equipment is heavy, and in the car would NOT be secured. In event of sudden deceleration, these objects will become heavy *dangerous* projectiles.

Give it a second thought - or two.
 
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