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hightech redneck!!
Posted on Wednesday, October 10, 2001 - 7:05 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

i want to run my maco tube linear in my wifes truck what im curious is if i get a big converter from 12 volts to 120 v ac will i use less amps to run my linear than if i just use a 300 watt dc amp? in other words will i draw off of the battery say 40 amps or will i draw less because of the converter for ac?? just trying ac class come on.....thanks
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BillyBoyBoyBoy
Posted on Friday, October 19, 2001 - 2:11 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Don't waste your time trying it, you want even get half the output out. Been there, Done that.
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b1kshad0w
Posted on Saturday, October 20, 2001 - 7:12 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Billyboyboyboy is right. Plus it would be cheaper just to buy a mobile amp than buying a converter that big.
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HIGH TECH REDNECK
Posted on Monday, October 22, 2001 - 8:42 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

just was curious if it would pull less on the alternator than if using a dc amp. oh well . later thanks.
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b1kshad0w
Posted on Tuesday, October 23, 2001 - 7:12 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Power is power. You can't take 30 watts and turn it into 50 without some other source. Adding a converter would cause more power loss.

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