Hooking Up A Playstation2 To My Skyline?

[Spunky Munky]

Hi fellas,

AS the topic suggests, I finally have 3 DVD screens in my car now and it's time to do some ICE to it... got sub/amp, dvd screens etc, but now I want to be able to play my PS2 inside my car... the good thing is it comes with RCA cables so hooking it up for sound/video is the easy part - now how about the power? Where should get feed the power to? I was thinking just wired it to the cigarett lighter but was worried it won't hold 250V's - any ideas from people with experience on this area?

Thanks,

Kevin

[Dragonforce]

look at the back of the play station, find a wattage rating.

Go to auto one or whatever you have close by and ask for a 12v to 240v inverter.

Make sure you get one with a slightly higher wattage rating than what the play station uses as most appliances draw extra current at start up.

plug and play from there buddy. Shouldn't cost more than 100 bucks for a cheap one.

And just so you know cheap inverters are cheap for a reason as they have bad sine wave properties but i have seen many play stations and x boxes handle it easy enough and last a long time so if anyone picks on this point don't be too worried.

Having said that i take no responsibility for what you do!

haha

Edited February 8, 2008 by Dragonforce

[trism]

the ciggarette lighter wont give you enough power, as its only 12V, not the required 240... its also the wrong type of power.. DC not AC...

you need to get an inverter from somewhere like jaycar

like so

inverter

[funkymonkey]

PS2's actually run at 12V DC internally. So what you'd be doing is taking a 12V DC (average, it does vary) supply, using an inverter to convert it to AC, then converting it back to 12V DC. pretty silly if you ask me... and very inefficient.

Its pretty easy to build a voltage stabiliser out of mobile phone chargers that plug into cigarette lighter sockets. gives you a nice clean 12V DC supply, which you can then wire into the PS2, bypassing the internal converter. Total cost would be about $20 max plus some soldering time.

Or if you have a slimline PS2, you can buy car power supply packs for em premade.

[trism]

^^ yeah, its easiest to do with slimlines.

grab an incar phone charger with the same plug, and use that.. seen it done plenty of times

[Spunky Munky]

Thanks fellas, I just went to Autobarn - found that I have to get an inverter than connect that to the battery and then just run it as usual. All in all, probably cost me $80.00 - I guess that's the only option then.

Only thing is, I have 2 amps, 1 sub, 4 speakers with splits, a DVD deck, neons all around and under the car so I am worried the bettery won't handle the drain... however, I do have an extra heavy duty Century battery - do you think this will suffice?

Thanks,

[joeyjoejoejuniorshabadoo]

ok... i have a nintendo game cube installed in my r33.

i went to autobarn and got the $80 inverter and have it all tucked neatly away to the right of the hicas computer.

(my battery has been relocated to the boot on the left of said computer)

1) the $80 inverter is NOT perfect... you get slight lines tracing down the screen during gameplay... you can live with this... but as you have 3 screens i'm guessing you want to do it perfectly.... in this case there is a $400 inverter that will work perfectly that autobarn stock.

2) installing it in the boos is great as its out of your way... but remember that you need to get out of the car to change games etc.

3) you will need to get an extension cable for the controller. this cost me $5 on ebay

4) i have the controller fed under the back seat, under the carpet and into the console thingy between the front seats.

it tucks away nicely and is accessible to all in the car... if you plan on running more than 2 controllers you will need to think of a better spot.

5) i have a shithouse RACV battery in there atm... (yeah yeah) and i can play for 2 hours and the car starts fine....

(no sub or amp, going through 6.5" splits and 6.5"'s as well as a pioneer head unit.

6) neons are f**king GHEY... hence... you are ghey and deserve a flat battery

[Spunky Munky]

ok... i have a nintendo game cube installed in my r33.

i went to autobarn and got the $80 inverter and have it all tucked neatly away to the right of the hicas computer.

(my battery has been relocated to the boot on the left of said computer)

1) the $80 inverter is NOT perfect... you get slight lines tracing down the screen during gameplay... you can live with this... but as you have 3 screens i'm guessing you want to do it perfectly.... in this case there is a $400 inverter that will work perfectly that autobarn stock.

2) installing it in the boos is great as its out of your way... but remember that you need to get out of the car to change games etc.

3) you will need to get an extension cable for the controller. this cost me $5 on ebay

4) i have the controller fed under the back seat, under the carpet and into the console thingy between the front seats.

it tucks away nicely and is accessible to all in the car... if you plan on running more than 2 controllers you will need to think of a better spot.

5) i have a shithouse RACV battery in there atm... (yeah yeah) and i can play for 2 hours and the car starts fine....

(no sub or amp, going through 6.5" splits and 6.5"'s as well as a pioneer head unit.

6) neons are f**king GHEY... hence... you are ghey and deserve a flat battery

Thanks bro...... yeah, I won't play for long, just a 40 minute thing for me and my mates to smash around street fighter games, I guess... lol.... yeah, I guess I'll do that... I'll pick up the inverter soon then.... I'll just hook it to my dvd screens on the back and do that... not too concerned about the sound extra... just something to smash around in... lol....

You got some pictures of your setup? I'm not sure how to put the clamps onto the battery - that's the only part I am not sure of.

Cheers.

Kev

[joeyjoejoejuniorshabadoo]

i cant post pics till probably tues or wed... bit i'll give it a shot

unless you wanna meet me at my work (i'm a chef and i'll be there 24/7 ) and check it out...

i'll pm you the digits

[Spunky Munky]

i cant post pics till probably tues or wed... bit i'll give it a shot

unless you wanna meet me at my work (i'm a chef and i'll be there 24/7 ) and check it out...

i'll pm you the digits

Hey bro, how you going? I got your PM - ha ha ha... I get it by the digits now! lol

Wow, you're a chef - cool!!

Yeah, would be interested...

But hey, is there any way to run the playstation without a inverter? How about the car charger thing that some have said??

Thanks.

[funkymonkey]

do you even read the replies to your thread? lol I just gave you a rundown on how to use a PS2 without an inverter.

[trism]

look at the back of the play station, find a wattage rating.

Go to auto one or whatever you have close by and ask for a 12v to 240v inverter.

Make sure you get one with a slightly higher wattage rating than what the play station uses as most appliances draw extra current at start up.

plug and play from there buddy. Shouldn't cost more than 100 bucks for a cheap one.

And just so you know cheap inverters are cheap for a reason as they have bad sine wave properties but i have seen many play stations and x boxes handle it easy enough and last a long time so if anyone picks on this point don't be too worried.

Having said that i take no responsibility for what you do!

haha

the ciggarette lighter wont give you enough power, as its only 12V, not the required 240... its also the wrong type of power.. DC not AC...

you need to get an inverter from somewhere like jaycar

like so

inverter

Thanks fellas, I just went to Autobarn - found that I have to get an inverter than connect that to the battery and then just run it as usual.

do you even read the replies?

But hey, is there any way to run the playstation without a inverter? How about the car charger thing that some have said??

do you even read the replies to your thread? lol I just gave you a rundown on how to use a PS2 without an inverter.

lol i reckon

[Spunky Munky]

do you even read the replies to your thread? lol I just gave you a rundown on how to use a PS2 without an inverter.

Sorry mate... i did read your post... it's just that mine is not a slimeline one and I won't be buying one as I got a lot of backed up games hence gotta chip it again etc... I asked a few people and they said that using a carcharger cigarette plugin could cause a melt down... so yeah... I guess I have no choice but to buy an invert switch.

Thanks mate.

[funkymonkey]

lol why would it cause a melt down? 12V is a lot less harmless than 240V. it is a step down/stabilization circuit that can generate some heat, but nothing a good heatsink can't fix... and not nearly as much as an inverter can create.

Basically the car outputs 12V DC, which is what your radio and amps etc all run on (actually 10-15 volts usually) and the PS2 runs on 12V DC (both slimline and classic... the classic has an internal 240V to 12V converter, whereas the slimline has an external converter). What you're suggesting is getting a 12V signal, converting it to 240V AC, then plugging your PS2 in which uses its internal converter to convert the 240V back to 12V. Doesn't that seem a kind of roundabout way to do things? way more efficient to just put the 12V output from the car, regulate it, and put it into the PS2, bypassing the internal converter.

Its cheaper, less lossy, cleaner and therefore more efficient. You don't have to use the cigarette lighter socket either, just take out the circuit and wire it directly into the 12V stereo wire.

[joeyjoejoejuniorshabadoo]

Wow, you're a chef - cool!!

uh... no...

[Haysey]

i bought a direct plug and play cable for my Mini PS2 from jb hifi $40 or somethin

goes straight in ciggie lighter and straight into ps2, small inverter thingo half way along

normal size ps2s are harder because they have the ac to dc inverter built in...

small ones dont

[Spunky Munky]

lol why would it cause a melt down? 12V is a lot less harmless than 240V. it is a step down/stabilization circuit that can generate some heat, but nothing a good heatsink can't fix... and not nearly as much as an inverter can create.

Basically the car outputs 12V DC, which is what your radio and amps etc all run on (actually 10-15 volts usually) and the PS2 runs on 12V DC (both slimline and classic... the classic has an internal 240V to 12V converter, whereas the slimline has an external converter). What you're suggesting is getting a 12V signal, converting it to 240V AC, then plugging your PS2 in which uses its internal converter to convert the 240V back to 12V. Doesn't that seem a kind of roundabout way to do things? way more efficient to just put the 12V output from the car, regulate it, and put it into the PS2, bypassing the internal converter.

Its cheaper, less lossy, cleaner and therefore more efficient. You don't have to use the cigarette lighter socket either, just take out the circuit and wire it directly into the 12V stereo wire.

All this sounds too completed... how do I do this? Can someone show me?

Thanks...

[Spunky Munky]

i bought a direct plug and play cable for my Mini PS2 from jb hifi $40 or somethin

goes straight in ciggie lighter and straight into ps2, small inverter thingo half way along

normal size ps2s are harder because they have the ac to dc inverter built in...

small ones dont

Yeah, I have the classic one - hence, I want to be able to play it... as it's chipped etc.

Thanks.