Guest KyleCannon Posted December 31, 2008 Report Share Posted December 31, 2008 Alright guys, I am going to put an Apple TV in my car and use my iPhone as the Remote for it along with an Airport Express. The problem is, I am not sure how I can get past the fact of having the Apple TV turning off and on with the car. I don't want to have to wait 1 minute for the sucker to turn on each time I turn the car off and on, So I was wondering if there is some way for me to have some sort of "remote" that after the car has been off for x minutes, to turn it off. Another thing I was thinking about is getting an AGM battery and having it being dedicated to the inverter and have a relay so it doesn't drain my stuff over night. In reality, I would love for the sucker to stay on 24/7, but I would like to know everyone's take on how do it. I got a 750W Vector Inverter and it's on its way. The apple TV pulls 1 amp, so thats 120~watts roughly if I am not mistaken. Hopefully I am making sense here, I have 50 ways of doing this in my head so the question is, how would you accomplish this task? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunkerking09 Posted December 31, 2008 Report Share Posted December 31, 2008 meh, switching AC & DC power supplies ftl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KyleCannon Posted December 31, 2008 Report Share Posted December 31, 2008 Yeah, I know what you mean, I wish apple would make car products! But yeah, does anyone have any ideas? Or will I have to have a hayday figuring it out on my own haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunkerking09 Posted December 31, 2008 Report Share Posted December 31, 2008 power converter? hahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qu1cks1lver56 Posted December 31, 2008 Report Share Posted December 31, 2008 (edited) find out how steve has the carputer set up in the hoopty Edited December 31, 2008 by qu1cks1lver56 Quote First Gen Xterra: Always changing DNX 690HD RF 360.3RF T3002RF T4004RF T10001bdSilver Flute 6.5"s Tang Band 1" TweetersSundown X18 in 7cubes net tuned to 32hz Trust me .25 Blows your Load. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KyleCannon Posted January 1, 2009 Report Share Posted January 1, 2009 Yeah, maybe he will see this thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted January 1, 2009 Report Share Posted January 1, 2009 http://www.customcarputers.com/index.php?c...255529e0b9748a9 Quote you can cook bacon shirtless if you're not a pussy...lol not hatin, but am i wrong here it looks as if the amp is not grounded its hooked directly to the battery. it that the way it should be. DC POWER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boon Posted January 1, 2009 Report Share Posted January 1, 2009 http://www.customcarputers.com/index.php?c...255529e0b9748a9 They're all ATX so unless the Apple uses and ATX connector to power it (probably doesn't) then they're not a lot of good to him. Does the Apple TV use an external power brick or do you plug the cord straight into the back of it? If it uses an external then you should find out how to do a 12vdc -> voltage X (will almost certainly be DC) converter as they're much more efficient than inverters. Otherwise you're a bit stuffed really. Just put up with the 1 minute start... if you can't power it all the time that's the only option. Then again it won't draw 120w all the time, that's more like peak load... so possibly put it on an AGM battery with a low-power cutoff and one of those automatic switching units that only connects it to the rest of the car's electrics when the alt is outputting current. Quote 10.x volts fo' life! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KyleCannon Posted January 1, 2009 Report Share Posted January 1, 2009 Apple TV just has a AC cord with no power brick outside. I am guessing I will deal with the 1 minute start up and get a smaller power master battery for it. I am still up for more suggestions because I am still waiting for the inverter to be shipped to me via costco. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodyB Posted January 1, 2009 Report Share Posted January 1, 2009 Apple TV just has a AC cord with no power brick outside. I am guessing I will deal with the 1 minute start up and get a smaller power master battery for it. I am still up for more suggestions because I am still waiting for the inverter to be shipped to me via costco. Could you not open it up and find where the internal power transformer is, and find out the voltage, and find a dc transformer to solder to that, bypassing the DC->AC->AC->DC conversion process? Quote 88-98 GM Full Size Forum www.GMT400.com i put fuses on power wires, and condoms on fuses, to keep the fuses safe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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