My solution to Auto Power ON Lilliput screen - Page 8

nick9871 · 05-10-2004, 07:14 PM

Uh What battery? My car battery or the cap that i put on the lilliput?

RYAD · 05-13-2004, 08:34 AM

Isent it easier to shortcircuit the poweron button and connect the 12v powercable to atx power???? I´m new to this but have lots of mainstream knowledge.... Sinse I only want to power on my lilliput when my pc is on this would be an easier solution....

Any one with skillz...... Does this work or will i damage the screen???

wkolodny · 05-13-2004, 08:41 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by RYAD

Isent it easier to shortcircuit the poweron button and connect the 12v powercable to atx power???? I´m new to this but have lots of mainstream knowledge.... Sinse I only want to power on my lilliput when my pc is on this would be an easier solution....

Any one with skillz...... Does this work or will i damage the screen???

Thats the route I went with. I was afraid I would screw up the board. Very tiny solder connections.

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JayKaye · 05-13-2004, 01:06 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by RYAD

Isent it easier to shortcircuit the poweron button and connect the 12v powercable to atx power???? I´m new to this but have lots of mainstream knowledge.... Sinse I only want to power on my lilliput when my pc is on this would be an easier solution....

Any one with skillz...... Does this work or will i damage the screen???

Yeh this should work fine.
Personally I am using the 12v regulator that came with the lilliput. When the PC turns on it powers a relay switch which turns both my amps on, turns my EQ on (all via the remote wire) and powers my screen up. I found it safer this way, just in-case.

jaff_fox · 05-13-2004, 01:20 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by JayKaye

Yeh this should work fine.
Personally I am using the 12v regulator that came with the lilliput. When the PC turns on it powers a relay switch which turns both my amps on, turns my EQ on (all via the remote wire) and powers my screen up. I found it safer this way, just in-case.

I've been using this same technique for 16 months.. it works a treat and everything comes one and goes off when you turn the pc on/off

[iG] · 05-13-2004, 06:30 PM

Not sure if this has been answered before but. the - on the cap connects to this little pad correct (image below)? not 100% clear from coyote's pic.

CRCinAU · 05-13-2004, 08:00 PM

Yes, that's the pad...

[iG] · 05-13-2004, 08:13 PM

i figured there is nothing else it could possibly be, so i went ahead and connected it to that pad

Everything worked flawlessly! but thanks for the reply!

musicthebee · 05-23-2004, 01:22 PM

Can somebody please post the picture on the first page? Its not available anymore...

Thanks

Enforcer · 05-23-2004, 01:56 PM

looks like coyote's site has gone down, or something.

the_dude · 05-23-2004, 04:00 PM

Anyone tried this mod on an 8" Lilliput? I'd prefer not to be the first on the 8".

- Kyle

aoLhaTer · 05-24-2004, 12:58 AM

so....i would power the lilliput with power from my opus psu, right?

and how do you know the correct polarity for the cap?

Enforcer · 05-24-2004, 04:28 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by aoLhaTer

so....i would power the lilliput with power from my opus psu, right?

and how do you know the correct polarity for the cap?

The cap should have a line of minus signs down one side. if it doesn't it's probably not a polarised one.

Powering the lilli off your PSU is a possibility, just depends on what power it is and how much the computer draws. You should use it's own regulator + lead and connect to a 12V source.

musicthebee · 05-29-2004, 03:17 PM

Can somebody please post pictures that would show things in more detail especially the soldering the pad. Would really appreciate you can post multiple pisctures to show more details. Hope you understand that I am gonna be doing this for the first time and hence wanna play safe...

Thanks

phatbimmer · 05-29-2004, 06:06 PM

well i have soldered before. i soldered a chip onto my xbox and i did this the other day and messed up pretty bad. I burned the track and i could no longer solder anything to the board. It was my own fault, i went and bought a 80 watt solder, i guess it got too hot. i was pretty sad, but i had a local stereo repair shop fix it and re-lay the track. so just a warning, BE CAREFUL when you do this! the board is very small and delicate! dont make my mistake!