GCC idea.

Klefmung · Post by **Klefmung** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 6:35 pm

If I were to make a gcp, I would mostly just play it in the car anyways. So, the car outputs 12v(the exact input of the gamecube) at 20a. 20A is a little high for the gamecube, am I right? So how could I bring that down to power my gamecube?

Turbo Tax 1.0 · Post by **Turbo Tax 1.0** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 6:43 pm

all you have to do is wire some kinda plug for a cigarette lighter to a GC plug and it works fine

Post by **gannon** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 6:49 pm

Bad Idea. The GC uses the 12V line straight for the laser without much if any prepping. Voltage from a car flucuates a lot (11V-18V IIRC), so it's better to regulate it off the 12V source in the car to a stable 12V.

Metroid fan · Post by **Metroid fan** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 7:19 pm

You could probably use a cap right?

Post by **Gamelver** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 7:26 pm

not if the voltage goes up...a cap will just be the voltage of whatever it's connected to, really. if the car battery is at 18V, it'll stay there until it goes down on the car battery, where it will then slowly go to whatever voltage the car battery is at. a cap only works if something goes down only, instead of constantly switching between voltages.

Turbo Tax 1.0 · Post by **Turbo Tax 1.0** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 7:37 pm

o well i guess its good that i never got to play for a long time in the car. could i just hook a 7812 up to it though, i remember seeing them at radio shack

Metroid fan · Post by **Metroid fan** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 7:58 pm

I might be an idiot but I just noticed that those regulators always a 78** with the voltage that it is at the end

I feel so dumb...

vskid · Post by **vskid** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 3:51 pm

Metroid fan wrote:I might be an idiot but I just noticed that those regulators always a 78** with the voltage that it is at the end I feel so dumb...

I have been wondering the same thing FOREVER. So you can't be that dumb.

scherzo · Post by **scherzo** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 4:56 pm

It took me a while to come to that realization too. So don't feel bad. But now you know, and knowing is half the battle!

Klefmung · Post by **Klefmung** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 5:35 pm

Then not short-circuiting the rest of the system is the other half. >_> <_<

SpearMan74 · Post by **SpearMan74** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 1:02 pm

You realize you can buy a gamecube car adaptor.

Klefmung · Post by **Klefmung** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 2:05 pm

yes, but built into the body of a car would be much more uber 1337 for lack of better terms.