Hi fellow CarPC builders,
I have a problem. I am a proud owner of a Opel Astra GSi (GM in Europe).
I want to build a Playstation2 in my car. I installed a Likko 5,6" screen in my car and it works fine (connected to the acc power supply of my car). But my invertor keeps getting damaged/broken after I played about 10 min on my PS2.
The invertor is a 150W model, and its + is connected direcly to my upgraded Varta car battery. The - of the invertor is grounded to the cars body/chassis). I put a spark plug between the + cable going to my car battery.
I spend many hours pounding about what went wrong, till I met a friend which had a much thicker + cable (I think you call this a heavier guage wire) first going from his carstereoamp to his car battery. I included a photo of the + cable which is connected to my car's battery, maybe you can say this cable is sufficent for a invertor or maybe it is too thin; so I need a better cable? Which number of guage wire do you guys prefer? Does a higher guage number mean that the cable is thicker/thinner and does this mean it is a better cable?
-> Which number of guage do you recommend? I believe the cable I use now is 4 or 6.
I hope you guys can understand my bad english, it's not my first language (sorry
) I hope you can give me some good advice, because I know for sure the way that all the wires are placed correcly. Thanks.
Regards
Erik Molenaar
The Netherlands/Holland