wiring xbox into car

[tacobandit 10+ year member]

okay so i picked up this. http://cgi.ebay.com/Xantrex-Xpower-400-Plus-400W-inverter-IN-SEALED-PACKAGE_W0QQitemZ280179305370QQihZ018QQcategoryZ79816QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

so i can run my xbox in my vehicle, but when i turn on the xbox the power inverter makes a loud high pitch noise, the xbox will be on but it wont run on my screen, anyone have any ideas?

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[SRim23 5,000+ posts]

my idea is after reading how ur blowing fuses and now this u need to quit installing stuff lol jk had to bust ur balls.....

 

[hoxie08 5,000+ posts]

what kinda screen is it?

 

[azimuth 5,000+ posts]

the power inverter makes the noise? i run power tools at work off one all the time, but it's much more than a 400 watt inverter. for them to claim it'll run small power tools, must mean the smallest most pathetic power tools on earth. sorry i have no help on the xbox though.

 

[WrenchGuy 10+ year member]

Run 8 gauge to a bus bar and hook the inverter to that! I did that to my uncles big truck and it works even better than before. (he was *****in about the microwave)

Make sure all the grounds in the area are in the same place too.

 

[bds0688 10+ year member]

Does your XBOX have one of those GFCI plugs they released? If anything, I'd say a defective unit, as I've had a PS2 and and an XBOX off an even lower rated inverter.

And yea, Cig lights have **** for current draw, may need a direct source. Mine didn't, but different cars and such.

 

[tacobandit 10+ year member]

okay i found out why it wasnt showing on the screen, i had to turn the av to on in the set up, but its still buzzing like crazy, now my question is should i run the clamps to the battery and run it straight off the battery?

Wrench, what do you mean a bus bar?

Rim23, haha actually i am pretty good at working electronics but if something is screwed up it pisses me off when i cant figure it out.

Hoxie, its a pioneer avic-n2

 

[tacobandit 10+ year member]

Does your XBOX have one of those GFCI plugs they released? If anything, I'd say a defective unit, as I've had a PS2 and and an XBOX off an even lower rated inverter.
And yea, Cig lights have **** for current draw, may need a direct source. Mine didn't, but different cars and such.

Its a modded xbox, i hooked it up to an extension cord just now and it worked fine, then i plugged it into the inverter and got the horrible noise, it is a refurb inverter so maybe i got a defective one. I will try the clamps tomorrow.

 

[bds0688 10+ year member]

I'd bet on a defective inverter, honestly.

 

[Calikid 5,000+ posts]

defective inverter

 

[WrenchGuy 10+ year member]

Yep its crappy with the new news but run that direct to the battery on the next one its way more efficient.

 

[tacobandit 10+ year member]

okay so i couldnt wait til tomorrow so i went out and ran it thru my battery, worked a lot better, the inverter itself didnt buzz but it caused interference in my system, the screen had lines going through it and there was a buzz in my speakers/sub. I do have a full system with 2 amps running off the battery, would the 2 power sources cause the interference?

 

[tacobandit 10+ year member]

Do you think it would be better to mount a cheap 2nd battery in the trunk area?

 

[tacobandit 10+ year member]

anyone?

 

[tacobandit 10+ year member]

update, okay turns out the buzzing is an alarm to let me know my battery is getting low, which it was since i had left my doors open the other day while working on my car and i forgot to disconnect the battery, so i charged it up today and it runs great thru the cig lighter but i still get a faint buzzing, not bad but faint, would it fix that if i grounded it to the body of the car?