Thread: New Plan ... Need Advice and Approval

Originally Posted by vtdawg404

And in regards to connecting the PS2 to car speakers etc. The Video part of the RCA connectors would go to the Lilliput. The audio parts of the RCA connectors (red and white) would go to the AUX mode on my alpine CD deck. Would this work? Seems logical to me?

Yes exactly

Originally Posted by vtdawg404

Well since I am new to this and never have done anything like this before, it is important to me that I get approval and advise prior to the project. All I want is a PS2/DVD Player in the glove compartment. (PS2=DVD Player)

Well if you don't have a slim type PS2, I won't ebay yours and buy a slim. Because they are almost the same price nowadays. Just as some advice.

Originally Posted by vtdawg404

1. Would the inverter running off the cig lighter be on only when car is on?

You said you have a civic, and in my civic, the cig lighter is only on when the car is on.

Originally Posted by vtdawg404

2. When I put the lilliput in the glove comp, can I just also plug that in to the cigarette lighter to power it instead of wiring it to the battery or opus

Yes, but don't. I'll explain in a bit.

Originally Posted by vtdawg404

3. Does the lilliput have an On/Off button on it

Yes. More like an on/standby button. The lights (at least on my lilliuput ripoff) stay lit. Draws almost no power though, since it is like 4 rope leds.

Originally Posted by vtdawg404

4. Will 150 watt inverter power the PS2?

Yes.

Originally Posted by PS2 Place

Power requirements: DC 8.5V
Electrical current consumption (power consumption): Approximately 5.3A (approximately 45W)

If you run it through a dc-dc solution, then you will need to get a 8.5v output.

Originally Posted by vtdawg404

5. Will my Civic Cig Lighter be able to power 150 Watt inverter as well as Lilliput?

NO!

The wires behind there are sooooooooo small. Here is a link to site that has a wire guide: http://www.powerstream.com/Wire_Size.htm

The wires behind there (on mine at least) were about 1mm thick, so 18awg. So that is 2.3A for power transmission. 2.3A * 12v = 28W

The PS2 takes more than that. Run a wire from your battery. And keep in mind that an inverter is not efficient at all, so to get 45W out, it will take like 60W.

Originally Posted by vtdawg404

6. Will this setup have any power problems that would keep my components running when car is off that could result in battery death

Well no, but your battery needs a bunch of charge to start so don't run it for too long.

first off, that is 45 Watts, not Amps. If both rails can handle 3.5 Amps, you might be able to use 12V as positive and 3.3V as common. That gets you 8.7V. But due to the way the power is supplied (diodes and such) there's a good possibility it wont work. Don't they have some power supplies for PS2 that are designed for that output? 12 in 8.5 out?

Originally Posted by CTdubbin

maybe this should be a sticky?

Maybe not.
Remember that the focus of these forums is computer installation, not game console installation.

Good information nonetheless....