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How to battery power?

Looking to get a Butler "Car" amplifier to drive my martin logan Aerius speaker at home,what would I do? Get a car battery some cables and just hook it up i know but how long will it last before it needs a charge?If it's some 5-6 hours thats fine as only listened to about 1 hour a day then I'd use a car charger to recharge,but is there a better way? Why you ask am I doing this and not buying there home amp? Well I just plainly don't have the money,thanks Nick
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healthedan
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Nick,
You won't use a car battery for this at all.
You will need an ac to dc converter.The converter will
supply your power.It will have a red(hot)and black(ground)
set of terminals for the amp.Radio schack has a 20 amp
product that does not use a fan and costs about $40.00.
If you need more juice(I doubt it)...I am using a 52 amp
product by Pyramid(it has a fan,but I am running two
powerful ADS amps off it,and needed more power).
To power your amp,you will simply plug the converter into
the wall,flick the switch on the converter...and you're
up and running.It works great!
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