DIY 600 Watt Amplifier With Old Computer SMPS

by Steve Willson Kujur in Circuits > Electronics

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DIY 600 Watt Amplifier With Old Computer SMPS

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Hey! everyone My name is Steve .

Today i'm going to show you How to make a 600 watt amplifier With Computer Power Supply

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Let's Start

Features

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Power Output

  • 600 watt x 1 mono

Power Input

  • 48V 10A DC

Input & Output

  • RCA input
  • Speakon Output


Features

  • Thermal cool down @ 50 degree Centigrade ( Fan kicked up )
  • Short Circuit Protection
  • Overheat Protection
  • Overload Protection
  • Revers Polarty Protection
  • Low Pass Filter Built In
  • Very Low distortion
  • PurePath™ HD Technology
  • Class D technology

Stuff I Used

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Aliexpress

Amazon

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Opening

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  • First of all i used a screw driver to unscrew the 4 screw on the SMPS
  • And then i opened the SMPS
  • and again i unscrew the main PCB board and removed it "See the image "
  • and then i unscrew the power input socket
  • and then i unscrew the fan
  • and then i cleaned it with some old cloth

Drilling

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  • I drilled 4 holes to mount the Main amplifier board " you have to figure that out "
  • I drilled 1 small hole for speakon connector and i used a step drill bit to match the Speakon Dimension
  • And then i drilled 2 small holes for RCA input and then i used a step drill bit to match the RCA Dimension
  • And then i drilled a small hole for volume port and used a step drill bit to match the port dimension
  • And then i took a Copper Clad to cover the power input hole and did some hole to match the port dimension "See the Image "

Giving It Some Look

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  • I used Carbon Fiber Vinyl Red & Black to give it such look
  • First i cover the Copper clad with red vinyl
  • and Secondly i cover the SMPS Body
  • Don't Forget to cut out the air vents

Installation

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  • Firstly i stick the copper clad with some super glue
  • and then i installed volume port to the copper clad
  • and then i installed the fan
  • and then i installed the Speakon Connector
  • and then i installed the RCA input Socket

Connections

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  • I Soldered some stereo wire to the RCA input
  • and then i used a female header to soldered the end
  • and then i used 2 wire to solder the speaker output on the Amplifier Board
  • and then again i used 2 wire to Solder the Power Input on the Amplifier Board
  • and then i used 4 screw to screw the main amplifier board to the SMPS box
  • and then i used ribbon wire to connect the Amplifier board to volume control board
  • and then i soldered the 2 speaker output wire coming from the amplifier board to Speakon Connector and used a heat-shrink tube to secure the connection
  • and then i connected XT60 connector to the power input wire coming from the amplifier
  • and i used some hot glue to stick the XT60 to the box " See the Image "
  • and then i connected female header coming from RCA input wire to the Volume control board

Fan Controller

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  • I used a temperature controlled switch for turning on the fan at 50 degree Celsius
  • I soldered 2 wire on the amplifier board " the amplifier converts 48v to 12v dc for the fan "
  • and then i connected 2 wire to the control board
  • and then i connected fan wire to the control board
  • and then i used dual sided tape to hold the board to the SMPS box " See the Image"
  • and then i connected temperature sensor to the control board
  • and then i powered the whole thing up with a 48V 10A power supply
  • and then i set the trigger temperature
  • and then i used some silicone glue to stick the sensor to heat-sink
  • and then i used 2 led and a resistance in series and connected to the 12v rail

Set the Temperature

  • tap to set button
  • tap to "+" and "-" to set the temperature
  • tap set button to save the settings

Finishing

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Close the SMPS box and screw the 4 screw

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You Just Made It

Now just Plug the power and enjoy

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