"Stormin Mormon" wrote in message
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In the days of old, I used to use a mobile CB, which
sat on a (designed for it) power supply. The CB was
12 volts DC, and the power supply rectified the house
power, to provide DC for the two way radio. And the
antenna was on the roof.

An old computer power supply with 12 volt output.
Wonder if that would drive a CB mobile, or a CB
walkie? Makes me wonder if I could wire a lighter
socket to an old computer power supply and have a
couple amps of 12 volt DC?

Anyone know how much 12 volt DC a power supply
provides? On a survival note, maybe a 12 volt tap off
computer power supply could charge up a car battery,
or be emergency communications.

I'm Christopher Young



All the computer PS that I have dealt with won't even fire up unless they
are connected to a MB.

That is partly what makes it so hard to figure out if it is the MB or the PS
that is dead on a non-starting system.

Colbyt