Home |  Forums |  Search |  My Profile |  Chat  Photo Gallery |  Events Calendar |  Technical Documents  No messages |  New Posts |  Watched Topics |  Register   12v-240v Converters, anygood?          Forum Index -> Audio, Visual and Communications Forum Latest ratings Highest-ranked posts Highest-ranked topics Highest-ranked posters   Hybrid34 Fordmods Tyre Shredder Age:19 Posts: 324 Joined: 29 Sep 2007 Location: S.E Suburbs VIC, Australia View User Gallery (0) Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 9:36 am    Post subject: 12v-240v Converters, anygood? Hey guys, Just wanted to know what people think of the 12v-240v converters? are they much chop?...if anyone has one could they say if their any good?, can you run TV's or PS3's off them without having problems? Cheers - Ash http://www.dealsdirect.com.au/p/lenoxx-power-inverter-car-ac-usb-power-source/ Back to top Nicko Moderator Posts: 10905 Joined: 05 Nov 2004 Location: SE Melb VIC, Australia View User Gallery (13) Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 9:39 am    Post subject: Hey Ash, 150w will runa laptop and ps2 and xbox. Not sure if it will run a ps3 though The wattage you need will depend on what your trying to run, ie TV's have an initial surge of power that could sometimes be more than teh 150w, meaning you will blow the fuse on the inverter I have a 150w to run my laptop when im out in the country Back to top Hybrid34 Fordmods Tyre Shredder Age:19 Posts: 324 Joined: 29 Sep 2007 Location: S.E Suburbs VIC, Australia View User Gallery (0) Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 9:58 am    Post subject: Hey Nicko, thanks for that, Yeah i have a Cig Charger for my lappy, wanted it for the ps2 and ps3 ... Thinking of buying these for the lane http://crazysales.com.au/index.php?productID=1074 - Ash Back to top zxhoon Fordmods Stock as a Rock Age:26 Posts: 158 Joined: 30 Dec 2006 Location: Melbourne VIC, Australia View User Gallery (0) Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 10:34 am    Post subject: you would be better off finding a DC-DC converter that outputs what the PS2 and PS3 need (i assume they have a plug pack that runs on 240V and that outputs DC into the console) an inverter will generate noise in the electrical system depending on the quality of the inverter and what type it is, modified sine wave/full sine wave, etc. look into DC line filters like this: http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=AA3081&CATID=&keywords=filter&SPECIAL=&form=KEYWORD&ProdCodeOnly=&Keyword1=&Keyword2=&pageNumber=&priceMin=&priceMax=&SUBCATID= Back to top maximus Fordmods Stock as a Rock Age:32 Posts: 140 Joined: 21 Jul 2005 Location: geelong VIC, Australia View User Gallery (3) Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 8:54 pm    Post subject: zxhoon wrote: you would be better off finding a DC-DC converter that outputs what the PS2 and PS3 need (i assume they have a plug pack that runs on 240V and that outputs DC into the console) an inverter will generate noise in the electrical system depending on the quality of the inverter and what type it is, modified sine wave/full sine wave, etc. A PS2 doesn't have a plug pack. It's quite a bit of work to run DC directly into it. You would need to tap into the power supply circuitry inside the PS2 unit. Back to top zxhoon Fordmods Stock as a Rock Age:26 Posts: 158 Joined: 30 Dec 2006 Location: Melbourne VIC, Australia View User Gallery (0) Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 9:01 pm    Post subject: ahh well that sucks in that case, you dont have an option really... (I haven't owned a console since my atari 2600 lol) Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First             Forum Index -> Audio, Visual and Communications Forum Page 1 of 1   (c)2002-2008 Matti Jones and Brad Evans [33 queries :: 0.03456 seconds ]