Ipod only system
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Ipod only system
I did a search and tons of threads came up but after looking at a dozen or so none of them say specificly what I need . I own a 53 F100 with a 12v conversion and want to run a Ipod only system. What exactly do I need to make this happen. I read one guy has his Ipod connected to an amp through a special RCA adapter. Is it that easy? Ipod, adapter, amp, and speakers?
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this setup is really simple i run it in my rhino, all u need is a ipod amp speakers and a y cable, the cable is a stero (headphone jack) to rca u can get them at radion shack for like 6 bucks just wire up ur amp and speakers and hook the rcas into the input jack on the amp and plug in the ipod and prepare to rock sounds really good
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Because the Ipod head phone jack is full power, I would use either the speaker level inputs on the amp or a LOC to convert it to RCAs. RCA plugs are usually very low level signals, I want to say in the 3-12v range, speaker levels have a much greater range. I think going through a LOC or speaker level input should let you use the volume control on the ipod without having to play as much with the gains.
I would find a spare cable and get the pinout/wiring code for it. One pair of wires will be the 4.5v USB/firewire charging line, and there should be 2 pair of speaker leads. You will need a transformer of some type to take 12vdc to 4.5vdc, there are DC-DC converters available pretty cheap in the low power ranges like you would need. Take the two pair of speaker leads to an amp, and amp to speakers.
You may also want to look into something like PAC audio's AUX-Pod. Last time I was in the app guide, you bought the AUX-Pod and then the vehicle/radio specific harness. You wouldn't care which harness, but it should give you RCAs and charging wires.
I would find a spare cable and get the pinout/wiring code for it. One pair of wires will be the 4.5v USB/firewire charging line, and there should be 2 pair of speaker leads. You will need a transformer of some type to take 12vdc to 4.5vdc, there are DC-DC converters available pretty cheap in the low power ranges like you would need. Take the two pair of speaker leads to an amp, and amp to speakers.
You may also want to look into something like PAC audio's AUX-Pod. Last time I was in the app guide, you bought the AUX-Pod and then the vehicle/radio specific harness. You wouldn't care which harness, but it should give you RCAs and charging wires.
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Headphone outputs are very low level compared to speakers... like milliwatts of power. I've been running portable CD players and MP3 players directly into an electronic crossover or power amp with no issues.
I wouldn't be surprised if you can buy some Pod socket thing that will power it from 12V, and provide a line (or headphone) output.
I wouldn't be surprised if you can buy some Pod socket thing that will power it from 12V, and provide a line (or headphone) output.
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