Hooking up electronics in the tC
#1
Hooking up electronics in the tC
I was wondering how do people power the game console, vcr, etc in the car to make it look clean?
Do run an extension and draw it directly from the battery?
I know you can get those power inverter and use the 12V or cig lighter... but thats not not a clean look.
Those who put game console in thier glove box how they get power there?
Do run an extension and draw it directly from the battery?
I know you can get those power inverter and use the 12V or cig lighter... but thats not not a clean look.
Those who put game console in thier glove box how they get power there?
#2
there are power inverters that you run directly to your battery just like an amplifier instead of going through the cig. lighter....that's how they mostly do it....but the you generally have to have a fuse and everything just like an amp.....I'm not sure on wire sizing though...
#3
Where do they sell?
Originally Posted by SCI_TC_GUY
there are power inverters that you run directly to your battery just like an amplifier instead of going through the cig. lighter....that's how they mostly do it....but the you generally have to have a fuse and everything just like an amp.....I'm not sure on wire sizing though...
I am familar with amp install...
So you know where they sell these type of inverters since I never seen them.
Don't tell me your talking about those with the red and black clamps that you hook to your battery post....
#4
it would be similar....but no clamping.....it'll hook up and be something you can keep hidden behind the dash or something.....call up a local auto audio/video shop.....I don't have any direct experience with them....i just know they're out there
#7
Originally Posted by reign
Get one of the ones with the cig lighter adapter and cut it off. Just need to run a power wire from a 12V and you're good.
#8
Originally Posted by lilman4210
Originally Posted by reign
Get one of the ones with the cig lighter adapter and cut it off. Just need to run a power wire from a 12V and you're good.
#9
Hmmm..
Originally Posted by kuzikan
Originally Posted by lilman4210
Originally Posted by reign
Get one of the ones with the cig lighter adapter and cut it off. Just need to run a power wire from a 12V and you're good.
I was thinking the same when someone said cutting off the cig. lighter portion of the power inverter. I thought what about the fuse??
They are usually glass type fuse, so if I cut it off and look at the fuse and get a blade fuse with the same AMP rating then I should be okay right?
So its going to be like an amp install where I fuse the power wiring going to the battery. What about the other wire? I connect that to the neg. battery terminal right?
#10
power wire from battery to fuse box....fuse box has 1-5 outputs....and there you go. pretty simple
or, if you HAVE to have the standard wall plug (i.e. for playstation), you'll have to get a voltage converter which you can attach to the fuse box
or, if you HAVE to have the standard wall plug (i.e. for playstation), you'll have to get a voltage converter which you can attach to the fuse box
#11
ummmm.....way to go dog turd theory.....hope you don't give up your day job.....if anything....i'd go with wiring an actual fuse holder into the the positive cut-off end and runnin to the battery or fuse box....and find a chassis/body ground for the negative....
#12
Originally Posted by SCI_TC_GUY
ummmm.....way to go dog turd theory.....hope you don't give up your day job.....if anything....i'd go with wiring an actual fuse holder into the the positive cut-off end and runnin to the battery or fuse box....and find a chassis/body ground for the negative....
#15
How is that done?
Originally Posted by kuzikan
Originally Posted by SCI_TC_GUY
ummmm.....way to go dog turd theory.....hope you don't give up your day job.....if anything....i'd go with wiring an actual fuse holder into the the positive cut-off end and runnin to the battery or fuse box....and find a chassis/body ground for the negative....
#16
Originally Posted by lilman4210
Originally Posted by reign
Get one of the ones with the cig lighter adapter and cut it off. Just need to run a power wire from a 12V and you're good.
#17
Doesn't that little sticker by the power adapter in the car say no more that 120 watts? if so why buy a power inverter thats more than that? I assume you will also be running a system, so if you run an amp wire, just run another small gauge for the inverter and hook it up just like an amp? but def. add fuses... wouldn't be good to burn your tc down
#18
Hmmmm....
Wire to the back of your cigarette lighter. You can get adaptors to do this--i.e. have a second cigarette lighter permently plugged in behind your 'usable' one--or you could run an in-line fuse.
By doing it this way... if you use both of them at the same time will it over load?
#19
Hmmm...
Originally Posted by striptyler
Doesn't that little sticker by the power adapter in the car say no more that 120 watts? if so why buy a power inverter thats more than that? I assume you will also be running a system, so if you run an amp wire, just run another small gauge for the inverter and hook it up just like an amp? but def. add fuses... wouldn't be good to burn your tc down