PS2 turning off :S

dose anybody know what the problem could be?

I fitted a slimline ps2 in my punto and also fitted a flip out monitor. The monitor is running straight off the battery no problem, but I have cut off the ciggy lighter bit an hard wired the adaptor for the ps2 to the back of the ciggy lighter.

but when I turn it on it stays on for about 20 seconds then turns off

im confused haha

Is it an adaptor that is designed for a car if not then ur using the wrong voltage you are trying to run a 240v PS2 off a 12v battery

slimlines run 12v

just wire the plug end straight to it, dont wire in the power invertor at all

3 things i can think of:

earth: these feg lighter was never designed to deal with such power draws therefore a more effective earth would be required for that

power: as i said the draw is much larger in the ps2 so the cable probably cant handle the demand and therefore shuts off or goes into safe mode, this happens in amps as well. this sounds the most likely as the 20 seconds would be the start up period before it really starts 2 drain power then when it does need power and cant get it it will switch off

air/cooling: the ps2 slimline is renowned for overheating, even in a household environment as a lot of the cooling equipment in the ps2 were taken out for this so in a car this would be emphasised. make sure its kept cool or it will cut off 2 protect itself when it gets too hot

just REMOVE the transformer.

it worked in my car for over a year

Yeah wot he said.
I would imagine that a transformer works by taking a Starting Voltage ie 240v and then dropping it to what is needed in this case 12v so the transformer will be trying to drop the voltage too much.
Also have you considered wiring it up to the ignition and live feed as Cranking will cause spikes that would blow up the PS2 specially with none of the Voltage protection from the transformer.

all sorted now guys, the slimline only runs at 8.5v btw and to fix the problem just hard wired the "in car adaptor" straigh to the battery with a inline fuse an switch, works perfect now. Think there wasnt enough power being sent to the ciggy lighter, so just cutting out

yea i thought so, gauge of wiring is way to small

you can thank me later.... lmao