Hooking up a game console in the car?
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Hooking up a game console in the car?
How do you do it? I'm looknig to get an in-car entertainment system going, I think I can figure out the car audio stuff, but I'm not sure how to run power to the game console unit (in this case, PS2). Any tips or suggestions?
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jkc2121:
Just like my car computer...going DC-AC-DC is really power lossy and heat dissipating...not what you want But it is the simplest.
superdx:
I forget what the voltage of the PS2 is...I want to say 5V...but all you need to do is wire a Zener diode in that limits the voltage...and then a capacitor of say...5mF wired + into the line between the diode and the PS2 power input...and the - wired to ground. To find out the voltage...go get a cheap multimeter and measure it. Good luck
Austin519
Just like my car computer...going DC-AC-DC is really power lossy and heat dissipating...not what you want But it is the simplest.
superdx:
I forget what the voltage of the PS2 is...I want to say 5V...but all you need to do is wire a Zener diode in that limits the voltage...and then a capacitor of say...5mF wired + into the line between the diode and the PS2 power input...and the - wired to ground. To find out the voltage...go get a cheap multimeter and measure it. Good luck
Austin519
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