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Old 12-08-2008, 12:26 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Aegean C - '17 Honda Civic LX
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Originally Posted by NiHaoMike View Post
(I wonder how long it would be before someone develops some insane car audio system that runs from the high voltage...)
Aftermarket audio amplifiers for cars typically have inverters with step up transformers which feed rectifiers to create higher DC voltages for more power.

Good point about simply stepping the 42/48V back down to 12V to run low power accessories for backwards compatibility, seems like an obvious thing to do now that I think about it.
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