Global American offers us four of OPUS's vehicle power supply units: DCA5.080.12, DCX3, DCX6.250 and DCX6.360. Offering 80W, 120W, 250W and 360W respectively, they give users more protection and functionality than a traditional power supply connected to an power inverter.
Offering smaller form factor, since space is always an issue when installing an PC within an car, along with minimal output cabling to help avoid clutter, these units pair up well with any mini-ITX system. Featuring an auto-shutdown function, which shuts down the system when turn your vehicle off. This feature can be placed on an delay, such as 10min to avoid having to restart your PC, if you were leaving your vehicle off only a few minutes.
Another benefit of this power supply is remote output. This will allows you to attach various devices, via electronic relay or direct connection, that will only turn on while the power supply is turned on. This will give the user the ability to turn on any monitor, amplifier or any other equipment that is only required to be running, if the PC is running.
The advanced protection comes from the automatic shutdown, which detects when the vehicles battery is below a certain voltage. The actual voltage is determined via jumper on the power supply. Also, these power supplies are fused with an appropriately sized mini-blade fuse depending on the wattage.
If your interested in building a CarPC, you need to make sure you have the correct tools for the job. When it comes to power supplies, these will offer all the functionality and protection you need.
Product Links:
3107695 - 80W
3107850 - 120W
3107730 - 250W
3107768 - 350W