OK, I hadn't heard of the Tivoli, perhaps because I'm in Canada? But I'll
definitely check it out. Yes, the WAF cannot be ignored. Thanks sonnova
"Sonnova" <sonnova@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:0001HW.C37597FE039E7E87F0182648@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> On Fri, 30 Nov 2007 06:34:51 -0800, Andy M wrote
> (in article <46a9$47501f6a$cebf1c1f$8722@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>):
>
>
> Try an automotive store. Look for a device called a battery eliminator
> anything north of 3 amps at 12 V should work fine. OTOH, have you
looked
> at
> radios from Tivoli? They sell a nice little all-in-one called the Tivoli
> Music System. It's expensive ($599 from Music Direct), but the Wife
> Acceptance Factor will be much higher than trying to integrate a car
> stereo
> into your kitchen. It hits all of your points: Radio, CD player, aux
> input,
> MP3 on CD, etc.
>
> http://www.musicdirect.com/product/72066
>
>> 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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