power issue

tacobandit · 01-31-2008, 04:45 PM

okay i have the m2-atx and i have it modded to run my xbox, it is also powering my lilliput, now the lilliput will only turn on when i turn on the xbox, how do i get around that? I dont want to have the xbox on all the time.

redls1bird · 01-31-2008, 05:20 PM

Give us more details on how your setup is connected.

turbocad6 · 01-31-2008, 05:43 PM

well, the m2 atx will only come on & stay on when it sees the pc (in your case xbox) on, to fool the m2atx into thinking the xbox is on, & therefore providing continuos power, you could ground the green wire from the atx plug from the ps... this will make the ps think it should stay on, & then that'll let you run the screen...

tacobandit · 01-31-2008, 06:07 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by redls1bird

Give us more details on how your setup is connected.

Right now i have a compaq laptop that i am powering with a belkin auto/air adapter. The m2 is powered off of a 4 fuse RF distribution block which comes from the battery, i used the ignition 12v wire from the old radio and connected that to the ignition wire for the m2, i used this http://diy.sickmods.net/Our_Products...nverter/About/ to connect my xbox to the m2, i wired up the lilliput using a yellow 12v and a black ground from the power wire of the m2. The only things the m2 is powering is the xbox and the lilliput.

Turbo, when you say ground the green wire, you mean the green wire coming off the m2 power plug right? If i ground that it will by pass the xbox and let me turn on the lcd without turning on the xbox first?

turbocad6 · 01-31-2008, 06:54 PM

yeah, in the atx plug, the green wire when grounded will make tohe supply stay on

tacobandit · 01-31-2008, 08:59 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by turbocad6

yeah, in the atx plug, the green wire when grounded will make tohe supply stay on

okay the green wire was one that i had to cut and connected it to the converter chip, can i splice a ground wire off of it still?

turbocad6 · 01-31-2008, 09:28 PM

yeah, tap it & ground it when you want the supply to be on.

tacobandit · 01-31-2008, 10:01 PM

okay well i tried it and it would power on the lcd by itself but when i turned on the xbox it wouldnt run, it would power up but the green light on the front would flash orange and it wouldnt output to the lcd. Anyone else have any ideas? Im pretty much stuck right now.

turbocad6 · 01-31-2008, 10:37 PM

then just add a seperate 12v small supply for the screen alone...

tacobandit · 01-31-2008, 11:55 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by turbocad6

then just add a seperate 12v small supply for the screen alone...

Could i use the 12v ignition wire? Right now i am using it to power a cig lighter for my laptop and to turn on the amps, would i be able to power the lcd with that?

turbocad6 · 02-01-2008, 01:02 AM

you should run it at a regulated 12v.... did it come with the egg? a little pwer supply for 12v that they usually come with when new, or use something like this

also, what if you grounded the green wire when you wanted just the screen, but then take away this ground (use a toggle switch) when you want the xbox to come on...

tacobandit · 02-01-2008, 01:22 AM

yes it came with the egg and it is still connected. I could try running a toggle switch.

turbocad6 · 02-01-2008, 01:27 AM

you can use it with the egg straight no problem, wired straight to the ign... the egg is a voltage regulator & with it, there isn't a need to even run it off the pc power supply

tacobandit · 02-01-2008, 05:33 PM

cool, i hooked it up today to the ignition and its working great, thanks

turbocad6 · 02-01-2008, 05:51 PM

cool