RE: Xbox power consumption?

["Phil Harris" <phil@xxxxxxx>]

Watch out for the cigarette lighter plugs in general - they get *BLOODY*
ho=
t
when used for these kinds of purposes - if you can I'd try to get it
hardwired from the battery.

Phil=20

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Des Gibbons [mailto:des@xxxxxxx]=20
> Sent: 24 April 2003 22:57
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
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> Can you not wire both devices into one plug?
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> Cheers, Des.
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Matthew Norman [mailto:mafiu@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2003 21:59
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Xbox power consumption?
> >
> >
> > Well I bought the inverter anyway - pain is I now have an xbox,
an=20
> > inverter and a gamecube monitor, but I dont have an adaptor to
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> > two things into the cigarette socket in the car - so I=20
> STILL cant try=20
> > it.
> >
> > Off to maplin on saturday.
> >
> > (Oh inverter manual says its 150W but supports 160W surge=20
> so I should=20
> > get away with it.  I'll report back when I do..)
> >
> > Matthew
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Des Gibbons" <des@xxxxxxx>
> > To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2003 8:54 PM
> > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Xbox power consumption?
> >
> >
> > > Bugger, I knew I meant to reply to this!
> > >
> > >
> > > The UK xbox PSU is rated at maximum power 96 watts, peak
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> > > 160watts
> > (max
> > > 10 seconds)
> > >
> > > HTH
> > >
> > > Cheers, Des.
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Johan Olde [mailto:johan.olde@xxxxxxx]
> > > > Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2003 20:44
> > > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Xbox power consumption?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Dunno about the exact consumption but I for one
enjoyed=20
> a 6 hour=20
> > > > drive
> > to
> > > > the Swedish skiing resort =C5re in a mini-van playing
> > xbox-games driven by
> > > > some kind of converter on a 6 inch or so Sony tv... It
was
> > great, but I
> > do
> > > > recommend a larger screen, Monopoly turned into a
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> > > > since no-one could read anything.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > /Johan
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Matthew Norman [mailto:mafiu@xxxxxxx]
> > > > Sent: den 20 april 2003 19:53
> > > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > > Subject: [ukha_d] Xbox power consumption?
> > > >
> > > > Anyone who has got one of those power meters and an=20
> xbox can you=20
> > > > let me know how much it consumes?
> > > >
> > > > Maplin have a 150W inverter on sale for =A320 and if
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> is ok it=20
> > > > means I can use it in the car..
> > > >
> > > > Not strictly HA  - Apart from that guy who's
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> his van!!
> > > >
> > > > Matthew
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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