Hey, I decided to join this forum because most of my online searching is turning up fruitless on my particular situation. I'm in my first solo company job with Transport America and drive a Freightliner Cascadia Evolution (2016 I believe) and I'm trying to get a little less bored whenever I have downtime as my phone is a crock of crap as of lately.
I have a 32" flatscreen and a PlayStation 3 with me presently and I need some help on crafting my setup. The TV works fine on any of my invertors (I have a 120W and a 300W), but the PS3 immediately shuts off and resets as soon as I hit the power button, regardless of which invertor is plugged into which cigarette lighter. I'm very undereducated when it comes to electronics and I was wondering if I could have a little assistance.
As a side note, I'm also curious as to what everybody uses for wireless internet in their trucks. I'm shopping around for something I could potentially do some online gaming at an affordable price.
Thanks for the read.
PS3/PS4 setup, good invertors to use, and wireless Internet
Discussion in 'Trucking Electronics, Gadgets and Software Forum' started by CVPanther, Aug 5, 2018.
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I wouldn't recommend it. At best you will need to scale down your setup. That 12V power socket or wiring just isn't designed to push the amps necessary for all of that stuff. You are also going to hate carrying all of that stuff around when you have to change trucks or take hometime without worrying about someone stealing it.
My former team mate had a PS3 and 20" TV. In the 3 months that he used it, the power socket had melted potentially creating a fire hazard.
I had a high end gaming laptop. It was big, heavy, the fans were extremely loud, the battery only lasted an hour on the most conservative settings, and I had to idle the truck in order to use it. It just wasn't very practical or convenient.fargonaz Thanks this. -
To start:
PlayStation 3 technical specifications - Wikipedia
You're just barely covering the power requirements of the PS3, not the tv. It will probably take a 700W to run the setup reliably, and then it might not be happy plugged into the lighter socket. In which case you'll need to find a heavier connection(fuse panel) to draw power from. -
Yes, need close to 400 Watts for the PS3, plus say another 100 Watts for the tv. So an inverter of at least 500 Watts, an inverter that size needs to be wired directly to the batteries.
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I ran a 1000w for ps1-ps4 old school tv 32" to flat screen 30" tv. Fuse between batteries and inverter.
Flat screens have as an example LED or plasma. Use less power Compared to the Old capacitors monitors/TV's.
Always have truck running if your using certian items. (Mircowave, coffee pot and even electric Skillet)
Keep in mind how.many batteries you have. Some trucks have as little as 2 series 31 batteries. All the way up to a set of 4.
Don't be the guy in the truck stop who burns his truck to the ground from bad routing of cables to no fuses.
Be safe
Game on.
Side note. I had the game consoles cause of dual use as movie player as well. Why have multiple units in truck.Last edited: Aug 5, 2018
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Game consoles should be as illegal as dope and alcohol in a truck.
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When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.
Video games are for children and mindless zombies trying to avoid life. We have enough walking dead out here.uncleal13 Thanks this.
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