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Shawn Kessler · June 9th, 2009, 03:59 PM

Grreeting all,
As the title says I have a slight power problem not sure exactly
how im going to hook this 7" lcd I got off ebay to my anton buaer battery.
here is a few pics can someone guide me through how to do this? so I dont
burn up my lcd. I understand the red and black wires but what is the deal
with the male mini is this power also?

Thanks all
Shawn

John Saunders · June 9th, 2009, 09:28 PM

I'm not sure I understand your questions about the male mini. Is it the only connector for the power or are there separate leads also? One thing I would be careful of is I believe AB batteries put out 14.4 V that's more than the 12 V the LCD wants. Unless you got some sort of mount that has a voltage regulator built in.

If the plug is the only power input I would get a multimeter and see which contact connects with which wire. I would guess that the center pin is positive but you never know.

Shawn Kessler · June 10th, 2009, 05:49 AM

John,
thanks for your response I thought thats what that plug was that I was holding
the male mini I guess im wrong as far as the regulator I think thats what the box in the background is. the maunal is a joke so I dont know. It has a red wire labeled 12v and a black labed ground. Is it possiable to connect this to a AB connector?

John Saunders · June 10th, 2009, 02:54 PM

I'm not sure but I doubt that the box inline for the monitor is a regulator since they normally rely on the power source for the voltage. I would hesitate to just hook up the battery to it. To be safe you could get a regulator from radio shack

+12V Fixed-Voltage Regulator 7812 - RadioShack.com

Put it inline and you should be good to go.

June 9th, 2009, 03:59 PM	#1
Shawn Kessler Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Ofallon missouri Posts: 123	confused on power? Grreeting all, As the title says I have a slight power problem not sure exactly how im going to hook this 7" lcd I got off ebay to my anton buaer battery. here is a few pics can someone guide me through how to do this? so I dont burn up my lcd. I understand the red and black wires but what is the deal with the male mini is this power also? Thanks all Shawn Attached Thumbnails

June 10th, 2009, 05:49 AM	#3
Shawn Kessler Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Ofallon missouri Posts: 123	power John, thanks for your response I thought thats what that plug was that I was holding the male mini I guess im wrong as far as the regulator I think thats what the box in the background is. the maunal is a joke so I dont know. It has a red wire labeled 12v and a black labed ground. Is it possiable to connect this to a AB connector?

June 9th, 2009, 09:28 PM	#2
John Saunders Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Frederick MD Posts: 69	I'm not sure I understand your questions about the male mini. Is it the only connector for the power or are there separate leads also? One thing I would be careful of is I believe AB batteries put out 14.4 V that's more than the 12 V the LCD wants. Unless you got some sort of mount that has a voltage regulator built in. If the plug is the only power input I would get a multimeter and see which contact connects with which wire. I would guess that the center pin is positive but you never know.

June 10th, 2009, 02:54 PM	#4
John Saunders Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Frederick MD Posts: 69	I'm not sure but I doubt that the box inline for the monitor is a regulator since they normally rely on the power source for the voltage. I would hesitate to just hook up the battery to it. To be safe you could get a regulator from radio shack +12V Fixed-Voltage Regulator 7812 - RadioShack.com Put it inline and you should be good to go.