powderbomber
X-TRAIL ENTHUSIAST
Date Registered: 06-2005
Location: South Central Down Under
TOTAL POSTS: 114
|
|
|
|
Re: xtrail pc install
awesome!
ive been fantasising about this since I got my exy but havent really figured out where to start! ive been vaguely keeping an eye on ebay for laptops with buggered screens, they come up every now and again and a seperate touchscreen in the dash will solve the screen problem but I like this idea better. great job and I hope you can write it all up so we can take advantage of your pioneering work!
--- '04 ST Auto - Diamond White
16" S15GT 200sx Alloys
Alutec Strut Bar
K&N Air Filter
Stage 3 Brake light sticker mod
|
25/Nov/2005, 12:57 pm
|
|
Rybky
X-TRAIL LEGEND
Date Registered: 08-2005
Location: Sydney
TOTAL POSTS: 542
|
|
|
|
Re: xtrail pc install
Anyone who is doing this I would advise you not to run your system using a DC to AC convertor. A computer does not run at 240V so you are converting from 12V DC up to 240V AC just for the in built transformer to drop that back down to the ?V DC required to run the PC!! Don't do this! Apart from massive energy losses you may also get whine on the audio from the 60Hz AC signal. There are DC to DC convertors available, some specifically for car PC applications which give multiple voltage outputs for running the system and peripherals that run at a lower voltage.
The more electrical load you put on the car the worse your fuel economy can get.
Have a read of the following blog pages ...
http://tunertricks.com/blog/index.php?p=40
You will need to read the first page then click the link at the top right to go to the next one, and so on. Not all pages are specific to car computer installs but most are, so keep stepping through. I know that the installs on that site refer to installing a Mac Mini in a car but the same principle applies and there are references to the DC to DC convertors.
- Adam
--- - Adam (MY04 Titanium Ti-L)
Full Hi-Tech exhaust,Koni shocks,Whiteline rear s/bar,front strut bar,K&N filter,eyelids,Pioneer DVD+iPod+Veh Dynamics+rear view camera
|
26/Nov/2005, 8:41 pm
|
|