Thanks Sonnova. It's the amperage I was wondering about. (A car battery
can pack quite a punch!) Amperage, and whether a power supply for this
can
be bought off-the-shelf.
Andy
"Sonnova" <sonnova@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:0001HW.C3750F71037E7D2DF0182648@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 21:38:58 -0800, Andy M wrote
> (in article <75219$474fa1f3$cebf1c1f$13604@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>):
>
>> Hope this is the right place for this question.
>>
>> I've been looking for a compact radio for our kitchen, that will play
CDs
>> and MP3 disks, as well as a line-in plug. There aren't a lot of
radios
>> out
>> there which fill the bill, except for auto radios -- lots of features
and
>> very small, could be mounted under a cabinet. What I can't find is
>> what
>> sort of power supply would drive a car radio in my house. can anyone
>> help?
>>
>> Andy
>>
>>
>
> It needs 12 volts. You can use an automotive battery eliminator, but a
> trickle charger won't supply enough current. You need about 3 amps, I
> would
> guess.
>
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