Help powering a XBOX Playstation 2 in my car

[arclite20]

i have an in dash monitor in my 97 corolla. I trying to install a Playstaion 2 in my car. i tried different power inverters and all keep giving interference. It creates lines on the screen and noise in my speakers. Can anyone helpme. Should i hard wire the power inverter to the battery instead of using the cigarette lighter? Recommend a brand Power inverter to use. Or if you have xbox, game cube or PS2 in your car can u tell me how it was powered?

[Knailgun]

Originally Posted by arclite20

i have an in dash monitor in my 97 corolla. I trying to install a Playstaion 2 in my car. i tried different power inverters and all keep giving interference. It creates lines on the screen and noise in my speakers. Can anyone helpme. Should i hard wire the power inverter to the battery instead of using the cigarette lighter? Recommend a brand Power inverter to use. Or if you have xbox, game cube or PS2 in your car can u tell me how it was powered?

Well, I used a PS2 in my car...reason was I didn't have to keep resetting it. To answer your question, run the power lines away from the AV cables...that should clear it up. Any power invertor will do, if it is the right size, about 350 watts is enough. I ran mine to a switch, in line with a switched lead in the ignition, so that I can play without the car running, and can reset it when the voltage spikes...goes from 12.5v to 14.4 when you start the car. PM me with your questions

[DMDrew812]

For the xbox, it has a DC converter built in, since the components cannot run on AC. I tore apart my Xbox, so it looks kinda funny just being innards. If you take it apart and tap the power supply cables with a multimeter, maybe you can find out how to bypass it.
either that, or maybe it will accept DC as is, and it will just run through the inversion in the power supply redundantly. Be ready to replace your xbox, if you try this.

[chronoti]

use the new slim ps2 .... they have an external dc converter so you can just get an adapter to change the 12v to what the ps2 needs

[terrastrife]

use wires with decent shielding

[Knailgun]

the other thing you want to do if you use a slim ps2 is make sure that you have good ventilation...no internal fans in them.

[Eye8Pussies]

and the new slim ps2 only needs 70watts

better choice for a mobile setup- with 70w inverted, you should be fine without turning on the car if you have a good battery

[Knailgun]

Originally Posted by Eye8Pussies

and the new slim ps2 only needs 70watts

better choice for a mobile setup- with 70w inverted, you should be fine without turning on the car if you have a good battery

don't worry King, I'll lt you play PS2 in my car. Hey, how is the repair coming???

[Eye8Pussies]

Hey neil, almost done...thanks to your help with those parts

just the shop fucked up on part of my paint so I have to bring my bumper back in for my paint guy to fix....kind of disappointed in his work this time, but he's willing to fix it...


and that's cool...I'll play ps2 in your car when you come on up for dkn...and you can play in mine too because by then I should have a ps2 in mine too

[Knailgun]

Originally Posted by Eye8Pussies

Hey neil, almost done...thanks to your help with those parts

just the shop fucked up on part of my paint so I have to bring my bumper back in for my paint guy to fix....kind of disappointed in his work this time, but he's willing to fix it...


and that's cool...I'll play ps2 in your car when you come on up for dkn...and you can play in mine too because by then I should have a ps2 in mine too

don't worry King...in my car you can play on 3 screens, and you can play outside the car as well..... don't worry DKN you'll see the finished product

[trueasiatic]

can you play your ps2 while the car is in motion? of course not while you are driver but someone else is playing or watching like games/dvd's and it wont skip? coz im planning to put one in my car but i dont know if the ps2 are capable of anti-skip or whatnot, plus do they have like a converter for multiple output to plug in the ps2's video output so that i can plug in like 3 or 4 monitors?
Thanks.

[RedPhoenix]

wondering also by the anti skip

[ekim55121]

they dont skip ive kicked mine before while ppl were playing and it never missed a beat