Folks, coming into the 2008 show season my vehicle will have a much higher electrical load, especially for indoor shows, and I am looking for advice on ways to power it all from 110V, 60 Hz AC wall outlet power provided at some of the shows. I may also invest in a small generator.

I will need to power:
Mac Mini
8" LCD touchscreen
10.4" LCD flipdown screen
Interior accent lighting (LED and cathode)
Engine bay lighting (cathode and LED)
Underbody lighting (LED)
headlight halos (LED)
Audio system (~1000W setup)

Please let me know if there is a pre-made kit that can clip or be wired into the battery terminals, if I will need to unhook or switch over from battery power, or if I will need to wire it in to somewhere else. If possible, I may leave everything installed and just hook an extension cord in.

 

Well I'm sure that there are better power supplies out there than these but this is what I came up with. These will take AC power an convert it to DC for your car.

http://www.cardomain.com/item/STISPS60

http://www.trcelectronics.com/Meanwell/se-1000-12.shtml

http://www.iotaengineering.com/dls90.htm

The only problem I can see is that I don't think these will power everything in your car. These power supplies are all ~1000watts and that just your audio system. You might need need something with a little more juice. Also, Nice ride!

 

Thanks, I saw Stinger also makes an 80 Amp at 13.6 VDC, that might be sufficient.

http://stingerelectronics.com/prodDetail.asp?strID=275

I'm guessing my amps aren't pulling anywhere near 900W at tolerable listening volumes. I'm not one of those guys who plays his music at ungodly volumes at shows so that other entrants in the vicinity can't even talk to their friends. Yeah, we know you got a big stereo, it says it on your entry form. Now save it for the SPL competition, you don't see me doing burnouts in the show area.

 

We use Stinger Power Supplies at our shop. Never had a problem with any of them. I would really suggest going with Stinger.