Re: Frown for car use ?

Actually, JoeBob is a major MP3 fan and has a SliMP3 in his car :-)

-Ashok

On Tue, 29 Jan 2002 21:57:23 +0000 (GMT)
Sean Adams <sadams-C+JAmueIyFXt/WbtSZLAmwC/[email protected]> wrote:

> 
> Dean,
> 
> Actually it'll work pretty well in the car, you just have to be careful
> about a couple of things:
> 
> Some of the cheaper 12V->5V power supplies might not have the juice to
> power the SliMP3 - make sure it's rated for at least 700ma, as some are
> only 500ma.  See if you can find a switching power supply (as opposed to
> linear regulated), otherwise you can use a 12VDC->110VAC inverter and the
> SliMP3's 110AC->5VDC power supply. That's kinda hokey though.
> 
> Also, the player should fit *just barely* in a standard DIN opening. If
> it's too snug, you might want to detach the rear PCB, and put the IR
> sensor somewhere else.
> 
> Officially, we advise against car installation, but as long as you know
> what you're doing, it's quite possible and it works great. I'm sure if you
> took your SliMP3 down to JoeBob's CarAudio they wouldn't have a clue what
> to do with it. :)
> 
> Sean
> 
> On Tue, 29 Jan 2002, dyamada8675309 wrote:
> 
> > Any chance in heck that SLIMP3 use in a car (1994 Impala SS) will be
> > frowned greatly upon ???
> >
> > I think it would work out extremely well, any thoughts on things to
> > look out for ?
> >
> > I've run a full size desktop in it for about 1.5 years already, the
> > SLIMP3 would be a nice "add-on"
> >
> > - The other Dean, from Texas...
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