MikeLamb
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Registered: 23rd Sep 03
Location: Crowthorne Drives: Veccy SRI
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Hi, i have just bought 2 8" sunvisor screens for my veccy, and want to use my slimline ps2 as the dvd player.
The problem is powering the ps2, i dont want to use an inverter because of the inteference and it seems pointless taking 12v up to 240v to bring it back down to 8.5v.
Does anyone know of an adaptor i can buy to run it off 12v directly? If not i was thinking making my own with a voltage regulator IC from maplin, but this would be tricky because they are only available in 8v/9v unless i buy a vairable one and mess around with resistors!
Any ideas?
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Mase
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Registered: 16th Sep 01
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i would like to know this also !! Help us !!!
Mase
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Fear
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Registered: 20th Nov 02
Location: Down off the hill
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someone off here had one done at sextons and they used a variable voltage thingy!
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AdiSRI
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Registered: 1st May 02
Location: Berkshire
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any idea of cost as i want to do this too, im happy to install it all, just want to know about the power side.
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Dom
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Registered: 13th Sep 03
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yea, there were posts about 5months pack reguarding this - u2u richie as he has information on what it needs (powerwise), although i still dont thing theres an "off the shelf" 12v power pack 
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welshdude
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Registered: 6th Feb 03
Location: Swansea. Drives: 2006 Impreza STI
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quote:
Originally posted by Fear
someone off here had one done at sextons and they used a variable voltage thingy!
That was me, they ended up frying the ps2 
I've got an invertor now and it doesn't have give out some inteference!
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timmy101
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Registered: 3rd Feb 05
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i used to have summert that goes into a car cigarete lighter and converted to a range of voltages. it was origanly for a portable cd player and only cost a few quid. i guess sumert like this could work. and it wouldnt take much to make it work eidther
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Richie
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Registered: 3rd Dec 02
Location: Newport, Wales
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The slim PS2 requires an 8.5 volt supply, and the 8.5 volt supply needs to give at least 5.3 amps (around 45 watts)
Finding a DC-DC convertor thats cheap and that can supply this amount of power is a right pain.
The only thing that comes close is this:
http://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/endecaSearch/partDetail.jsp?SKU=PW01034&N=411
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Richie
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Registered: 3rd Dec 02
Location: Newport, Wales
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Oh look, an aftermarket company has already done it but its £70!
http://www.darkplanets.com/product_info.asp?pid=1261
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RKS
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Registered: 2nd Mar 04
Location: Gloucestershire UK
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£70!!!! prob find these on ebay soon
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Chris182
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Registered: 17th Aug 04
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keep your eyes peeled for one of these! looks to be good, and cheaper than the rest!
http://www.darkplanets.com/product_info.asp?cat=11&type=54&prod=1404
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Richie
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Registered: 3rd Dec 02
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well spotted
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welshdude
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Registered: 6th Feb 03
Location: Swansea. Drives: 2006 Impreza STI
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Yeah I'll hopefully get one of those! Hope it cuts out the nasty inteference that the invertor gives out
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Richie
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Registered: 3rd Dec 02
Location: Newport, Wales
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yeah it would. If you would have bought a true sine wave one thats about £80 u would have no interference at all. But this joytech one will sort you out 
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welshdude
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Registered: 6th Feb 03
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I managed to find out that the joytech adaptor is due for release at the end of May
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