A Little Newb-Confusion

paperisdeliciou · 10-27-2004, 05:02 AM

I read alot about people talking about powering the lilliput into the 12v power thing in the carputer.

but how is this done? isnt the power cables in the power thing like... the flat rectangular thing (the power cable that powers up your harddrives), that semi-clear/white plastic thin rectangle shape with colorful wires at the end (can u tell im a newb?)

and the lilliput uses the 5.5mm round thing right? so in ..... umm...... my childish language...... how do you connect the lilliput to the computer power thing?

ultimate newb-- my apologies
-arthur

Fox_Mulder · 10-27-2004, 05:07 AM

The Yellow Wire in that semi white coloured plastic connector from your PC connects to the White coloured wire going to your lilliput. Then the Black wire (doesn't matter which one they are both 0v) should go to the black wire going to your Lilliput.

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you will need to cut off that cigarette plug from the lilliput and splice into the wire going to the molex connector (semi white plastic thingy) in your PC and do some soldering.
The 5.5 Plug is what goes into your lilliput, on the other end should be the cigarette lighter plug.
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PaCMaYNE · 10-27-2004, 05:34 AM

its called a molex plug BTW

Fox_Mulder · 10-27-2004, 05:37 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Fox_Mulder

you will need to cut off that cigarette plug from the lilliput and splice into the wire going to the molex connector (semi white plastic thingy) in your PC and do some soldering.

I mentioned that

PaCMaYNE · 10-27-2004, 05:43 AM

so you did,,, i didnt read the edit

paperisdeliciou · 10-27-2004, 06:06 PM

ooooooooh thanks that helps a grip!

so im using that stupid egg thing then right? (just with the cig lighter head cut off)

so i cut off the molex plug... and cut off the cigarette plug... and connect the wires together?

-arthur

xBrady · 10-27-2004, 06:17 PM

You don't necessarily HAVE to do it this way. I lose the power to my cig. adapter when my car turns off. So all I have to do is plug the cig. adapter that came with the lilliput into my car. Just an FYI if you didn't know this already.

paperisdeliciou · 10-27-2004, 06:31 PM

o definetely, but i read from alot of people that that stupid egg thing frys their lilliputs
so back to my previous post... is that correcT?

-arthur

xBrady · 10-27-2004, 06:35 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by paperisdeliciou

o definetely, but i read from alot of people that that stupid egg thing frys their lilliputs
so back to my previous post... is that correcT?

-arthur

Yes, your previous post is correct.
I have never had any problems with the "egg thing".

paperisdeliciou · 10-27-2004, 06:42 PM

o ok cool then. i was starting to look at it like the self-destruct button on my lilliput.

can i get other ppls coments? (i think ill start a new thread for that one)

-arthur

xBrady · 10-27-2004, 06:43 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by paperisdeliciou

(i think ill start a new thread for that one)

-arthur

Go fot it.

Mad Ad · 11-02-2004, 09:38 PM

I thought it was the normal car voltage fluctuations that killed it (up to 14.5 volts) and the egg was just a bad voltage regulator, giving a false feeling of security, but when you use a pre-regulated supply (the 12v psu that you use for the motherboard) then the egg was not needed and actually made the screen dimmer?

Thats how it seems to me from reading up for the past few weeks, but im a noob around here so im probably wrong