Phoenix Gold Phorum

So, I know alot of u guys already have nice ps, but this is the first one for me, and I got such a deal on it today at the local pawn shop-65bux! granted it only goes upto 13.6 volts dc, it does what I need it to do, and that is check amps for power, output, after tinkering with them- I want to thank jacampb2, and Cojones for their Input and suggestions- I wanted to get a Pyramid ps; but evrytime I went to bid on a nice one on the bay (starting from 10-20 bux) they usually ended up arounf 30-50 range, none the less I called Iota, spoke to a tech guy, and even he couldnt believe it was at a pawn shop for 65-he said ita almost a five year old model, but it looks clean, and works PERFECT!!!

Get yourself a proper black wire before you fuck something up

hahahaha, yes, yes i know , but thats what i had laying around- i think im gonna go to the shack and just grab some gator clips with wire going from one end to the other-( they sale a bag of 4, 1 red, 1 balck, 1 green, 1 yellow-( but to cover the bases , i twisted the power and remote together so I WOULDNT screw up, but theres still time!!!!!

not bad, not bad.

I got my cascade 75 amp for $50...lol.
Dude said it wasn't working, I was prepared to fix it, but it works great.

i think more cb/ham radios guys use these, and they use alot of higher frequencies,which makes me wonder if thats why they give them an issue??? i dont know, i only know so much, and am still learning-btw, i just picked up 2 gator clamps from the shack , rated@ handeling 40amps current, so i may go ahead and come up with a wiring of them from the ps 2 an amp-(one is REd, one is BLACK; this ps has the screw down output terminals; gonna have 'em screwed in , then the gator clamps at the end, for easy "snap on, snap off when checking amps-

Looks good! Fuse the power though, I think that supply is only current limited at it's max output. You could destroy an amp before the supply limits current...

yeah ive already checked four amps, no issues(except my zx450 had no output- front/rear rca inputs show no resistance?????), and yeah i thought about it, im just gonna pick up some 8gauge, and a small 20amp ato fuse( i have an extra ato fuse holder layn around someplace; im not crancking out to max either via the ipod; more like im trying to HEAR a difference between amps(kinda why im pissed about the zx450,oh well....electronics

Didn't think of that. I'll have to swing by the pawn shop next week and see if I can luck into a decent PS too. Of course, the trick is leaving the pawn shop without buying another gun.

hear u on that, i saw a pretty decent s&w( knockoff, kinda glouck looking handgun), its worth a shot 2 check the pawn shops; i went to 3, first 2 said they normally had them, but lots of people recently been buying'em up, so they said

You also could use a 1 Farad capacitor connected to it, to minimize ripple, since it's a switching power-supply.
I have a automatic one connected to my 120A ps as well.
Makes it easier on the power supply in your amps to deliver a clean current.... so I'm told by someone who drives a SAAB...

didnt think aboout the cap...., hmmmm....., Wish we had a 3 car garage, so I can stop using the kitchen table(dont u just luv my map of the states?, I guess my wife thinks I may forget whats where, or she may quiz me on the capitals one day-lol ( it has soldering holes evrywhere

thedeal7235 wrote:didnt think aboout the cap...., hmmmm....., Wish we had a 3 car garage, so I can stop using the kitchen table(dont u just luv my map of the states?, I guess my wife thinks I may forget whats where, or she may quiz me on the capitals one day-lol ( it has soldering holes evrywhere

HAHA! Know the problem.. I always have a deadline when working on amps; in the morning the table I work on has to be used for breakfast again .

hahahahahaha, EXACTLY Nico, btw, do u fuse before the amp as Jason has suggested? I guess u cant be too safe?! hes never steered me wrong once, always VERY Helpful, so i think im gonna go get me some 8 gauge ( currently using 12gauge, and get the ato 40 amp fuse for the fuse holder I already have-

...FUSE IT.
I added a 60A fuse between the wire coming from the ps and the positive powerbar on the side of my audio-rack; when it blows, something's really wrong..
[better safe than sorry].

nico boom wrote:You also could use a 1 Farad capacitor connected to it, to minimize ripple, since it's a switching power-supply.
I have a automatic one connected to my 120A ps as well.
Makes it easier on the power supply in your amps to deliver a clean current.... so I'm told by someone who drives a SAAB...

have you ever figured how much electricity it take per Hr to run that Ps..... I am going to start putting a home system together and was wondering how much the big Ps will consume

No clue, i think the longest ive played it, at moderate levels, has been 2-3 hours-

Switching power supplies have a very efficient way of transforming.
If you look at the conventional ps ,the transformer ones use a lot of current continously, plus having a very poor efficiency,therefore they produce a lot of heat.
Switching ones only start to use current when power is demanded on the regulated side; they stay cool because of their very high efficiency.
Most of them having no heatsinks, but temp. regulated fans.
I have yet not heard the fans in my ps making any extra revs because of any heat produced in it while I'm listening to my install, with 3 MS2250's playing.
I have stopped using BIG, HEAVY oldfashioned PS's.
Go for a switched one with like 70A, and in most cases you'll be fine.
[I bought my 120A one for the project I'm working on now]

nico boom wrote:Switching power supplies have a very efficient way of transforming.
If you look at the conventional ps ,the transformer ones use a lot of current continously, plus having a very poor efficiency,therefore they produce a lot of heat.
Switching ones only start to use current when power is demanded on the regulated side; they stay cool because of their very high efficiency.
Most of them having no heatsinks, but temp. regulated fans.
I have yet not heard the fans in my ps making any extra revs because of any heat produced in it while I'm listening to my install, with 3 MS2250's playing.
I have stopped using BIG, HEAVY oldfashioned PS's.
Go for a switched one with like 70A, and in most cases you'll be fine.
[I bought my 120A one for the project I'm working on now]

Thanks thats a big help knowing what to look for now i just have find and price one out