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Post by MatrixXRS on Dec 31, 2005 14:07:58 GMT -5
i did in the audio section.  Yup, finally; looks good Hope ;D. |
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Post by AKLGT on Dec 31, 2005 18:56:43 GMT -5
i posted pics earlier in the post whore thread i think... i know i did somewhere! lol
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Post by MatrixXRS on Jan 2, 2006 19:15:24 GMT -5
Sure you did and great job by the way  . |
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Post by AKLGT on Jan 4, 2006 14:17:47 GMT -5
currently i've got to figure out how to keep the computer powered when i start the engine. i've got a couple options i'm going to try, but we'll see....
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Post by DJDoubleLP on Jan 4, 2006 18:26:13 GMT -5
You would need to hook the power source and the remote source to a constant power, and then have a switch somewhere so that you can turn it off manually. By the sounds of it, the power and/or the turn on source are hooked up into a wire that shuts off during ignition because that is when your car needs the most battery power when turning over an engine.
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Post by AKLGT on Jan 5, 2006 0:31:27 GMT -5
well i have it wired directly to the battery and then a switch that i can turn on or off. but when i start the engine, that little bit of fluctuation is enough to kill the power. so far i've hooked it up to an external battery for a laptop but that also doesn't work because when it has the power flux, the battery sputters.  so now i'm looking at doing it the long (and harder way) of a small battery back up that will plug to the computer directly from an inverter. it just eats up more battery and I was hoping to avoid that. otherwise i'll have to do something else or just have to deal with it. it's just a real PITA to have it reboot every time i need to start the engine! |
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Post by DJDoubleLP on Jan 5, 2006 11:55:35 GMT -5
What you could do is have a seperate, say Optima battery, in the trunk or something. But you would have a power wire running from your other battery to the battery in the trunk. Make sure though to have a circuit breaker or an inline fuse such as used in car audio on that wire. Then have a second power wire running off the battery in the truck and that is what powers your computer. Now when you are starting your car, remove the fuse or flip the breaker switch so that it will not have any power fluctuation or drainage from the other battery. I am not sure if it will work or not, but it is something to look at and maybe take to whomever is installing everything for you.
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Post by AKLGT on Jan 8, 2006 20:52:29 GMT -5
what about a capacitator??
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Post by DJDoubleLP on Jan 8, 2006 23:36:34 GMT -5
You would need a good capacitor to do it.........say a 10 Farad or higher one....which will cost you more then the Optima.
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Post by MatrixXRS on Jan 10, 2006 11:25:44 GMT -5
You would need a good capacitor to do it.........say a 10 Farad or higher one....which will cost you more then the Optima. What he said, you should just get the yellow top  . |
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Post by AKLGT on Jan 11, 2006 15:03:15 GMT -5
well the red top is doing just fine, it's that i need to keep the CPU powered during that short flux when i start the ignition. I need it to STAY powered so it doesn't reboot.
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Post by DJDoubleLP on Jan 12, 2006 10:55:50 GMT -5
Yup........so you have to probably get a second battery put in the car somewhere, like the trunk to keep the computer powered for ya. You just have to out an inline fuse on the charge wire from the original battery to the second one so that you can remove that fuse when you are starting your car. The easiest would be to get a circuit breaker that Phoenix Gold makes. This way you just push the red button on it, and it opens the breaker, then you start your car. Then you push the breaker back into the closed position, and you are good to go. It is the only way that you are going to be able to keep your CPU on when you are starting your car by having a seperate battery.
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Post by AKLGT on Jan 12, 2006 19:04:09 GMT -5
bleh. sounds like a pain in the ass!!!! |
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Post by DJDoubleLP on Jan 13, 2006 12:29:43 GMT -5
Ahhh it is not that bad. All you would need is a battery, about 20ft of 4 gauge power wire, 5 feet of 4 gauge ground wire, and a circuit breaker. |
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Post by AKLGT on Jan 14, 2006 3:00:41 GMT -5
i dunno. still gonna have to ponder what to do. but i'll most likely have it all redone professionally so i can show it this summer
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so now i'm looking at doing it the long (and harder way) of a small battery back up that will plug to the computer directly from an inverter. it just eats up more battery and I was hoping to avoid that. otherwise i'll have to do something else or just have to deal with it. it's just a real PITA to have it reboot every time i need to start the engine!
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