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Kaspin Jul 26, 2003 09:18 PM

attn: Rick (and anyone else who doubted I'd do this)
 
It's mounted and running! :rick:
https://www.honda-acura.net/forums/s...threadid=86589

Snoopy Jul 26, 2003 09:20 PM

will it monitor your nitrous and tell you the danger levels? :rick:




:p

sman789 Jul 26, 2003 09:22 PM

wow thats been done thousands of times over....the people and www.anandtech.com = supergeeks...they have shuttle cases with current proccesors and huge lcd screns so it can be their nav system, dvd player, game system, mp3 player

pure pimp/geek

Kaspin Jul 26, 2003 09:40 PM


Originally posted by Snoopy
will it monitor your nitrous and tell you the danger levels? :rick:

:p

I should have a screen saver that flashes "Danger to Manifold" :chuckles:



Originally posted by sman789
wow thats been done thousands of times over....the people and www.anandtech.com = supergeeks...they have shuttle cases with current proccesors and huge lcd screns so it can be their nav system, dvd player, game system, mp3 player

pure pimp/geek

I'm sure anyone can go out and spend $xxx on a box and throw it in their trunk. This is a custom installation made on the cheap. And those shuttle cases have limited expansion cabablities. I'm using a full ATX mobo and the car is the case.

Spood Jul 26, 2003 09:50 PM

I was thinking about doing the same thing, kinda for fun and 'cause I have a bunch of old 'puter parts laying around. But, I couldn't think of what I'd actually use it for... What are your plans for yours?

Kevin Jul 26, 2003 09:51 PM

ive been wanting to do this too...
why are there noises in ur system??
what do you think cause it??
and with no monitor...how do you use ur computer at all??
use the lil lcd??

Kaspin Jul 26, 2003 09:57 PM

The noise is interference from the DC-AC invertor, it's fine if there's a small load on it (like under 50W) but once I put a larger load on it, my speakers buzz (even when playing CD's, so I know it's not my aux input cables).
Right now I just have winamp autoload and start playing my full playlist on shuffle when the pc boots. In the future I'll add a regular LCD screen, keyboard, and a DVD drive.

qtiger Jul 26, 2003 10:01 PM

So you use an invertor and then a computer power supply, which inverts the voltage again? :p

Also, are you using motherboard risers? That looks awfully close to the interior.

Kevin Jul 26, 2003 10:04 PM

would a better ad-dc power inverter solve the problem??

maybe the 300 watt inverter??

Kaspin Jul 26, 2003 10:20 PM

I'm going to cut out the whole DC-AC/AC-DC conversion and get a DC ATX power supply.
For mounting the mobo, I cut the side out of a normal case and bolted it to the back of the seat, then used standard computer screws and risers on the mobo.


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