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Ps4 doesn’t work with car inverter annymore

ralphgb
ralphgb over 5 years ago

I am on a trip and I was planning to use my ps4 in my car using my 230v 150W power inverter. I tested if it worked a couple of days ago and it worked fine. And today when we were on the road I plugged everything in and it worked as normal, until we were standing still because of traffic. My car has a function to stop delivering power while standing still ( so that the battery doesn’t die). When we started driving again I turned the function off so that I wouldn’t have the same problem again, but now my ps4 won’t start. then later at a gas station restaurant I plugged my ps4 and a screen into the wall there and it worked fine, but later back in the car my ps4 won’t start again. But my phone charger does work with the inverter.

 

Anyone know what to do?

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  • baldengineer
    baldengineer over 5 years ago +1 suggested
    Not really enough information to troubleshoot. Is the PS4 doing anything when trying to power it on? Can you plug in the charger and the PS4 at the same time? It would be interesting to see if when the…
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    baldengineer over 5 years ago in reply to ralphgb +1 suggested
    If the inverter has USB ports on it, it is doubtful they get power through the inverter. They are likely using a DC-DC step-down converter from the input ~12 volt input. I was asking if you could plug…
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    0 baldengineer over 5 years ago

    Not really enough information to troubleshoot. Is the PS4 doing anything when trying to power it on? Can you plug in the charger and the PS4 at the same time? It would be interesting to see if when the PS4 starts to draw current if the inverter shuts down. If so, it could indicate the inverter is damaged and not able to power high-current loads anymore.

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    0 ralphgb over 5 years ago in reply to baldengineer

    My ps4 does nothing when I press the button, and I can charge my phone using the usb output while my ps4 is plugged in but nothing from my ps4.

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    0 baldengineer over 5 years ago in reply to ralphgb

    If the inverter has USB ports on it, it is doubtful they get power through the inverter. They are likely using a DC-DC step-down converter from the input ~12 volt input.

     

    I was asking if you could plug in two AC devices at the same time, such as an AC-DC supply used to charge a phone. That way, you could tell if the inverter was outputting anything when the PS4 tries to turn on.

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    0 baldengineer over 5 years ago in reply to ralphgb

    If the inverter has USB ports on it, it is doubtful they get power through the inverter. They are likely using a DC-DC step-down converter from the input ~12 volt input.

     

    I was asking if you could plug in two AC devices at the same time, such as an AC-DC supply used to charge a phone. That way, you could tell if the inverter was outputting anything when the PS4 tries to turn on.

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