Questions tagged [12v]
Questions relating systems powered by a 12 volt supply. This may include automotive systems and lead-acid batteries that are nominally 12 volts although be aware that under many conditions the actual voltage may be several volts higher.
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Relay for Solar System as Backup Only
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I'm working on a seismic alert network and seismograph station at my school in Puerto Rico. We're building a solar system for the system to continue running during a potential seismic event....
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5v to 12 Power Supply
I have really no idea about electronics.
I am trying to provide IR lighting for my night camera that I use with the raspberry Pi.
The Pi is powered by a 5v usb power bank. The IR requires 12v.
I ...
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Running 4.5v LED string from 12v leisure battery
I have a string of 20 LEDs designed to run from 3x AA batteries in series.
I plan to hook these up to a 12v leisure battery.
Until recently I had always concentrated on getting the voltage right (...
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How does one use a transistor connected in either series or parallel with the load in a linear regulated power supply?
Let's say using a transformer and a rectifier to bring the voltage supply to roughly 18 DC (little voltage ripple which solved by using polarised capacitors) and I use a LM7812 regulator to bring down ...
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How a little extra current can affect a motor
I want to run a 12V, 19 watts DC motor. Which should use 1.5amp of current. Now, I have a 12v DC, 2 amp power supply adapter. How it will affect the motor in the long term. Will it burn the motor for ...
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Modify PCB Mains Voltage input to 12VDC
One of my amplifiers has died so I need to find out if I can hookup a spare I have lying around as per "Section B" of the below block diagram.
I have done the same modification before on ...
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12 AWG galvanized steel high tensile wire okay for running 12 volt 7 A DC?
I need to run 12 VDC about 50' along a fence that already has several 12 gauge galvanized steel wires running on it. It is going to be pulling less than 7 A at most. I can make sure the lines are not ...
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Connecting 2 identical led RGBW controllers with 12V led strips same length into a 24V Power supply [closed]
Ok, some bad decisions took place and now i am stuck with no money and:
24V 8.33A power supply with 2 channels.
Magic Home 5V-12V-24V RGBW wifi Controller 192W max (got them from here)
15m of 12V ...
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Dual Coil relay driver [closed]
I found the following schematics to drive a dual coil latching relay
My questions are:
How to adapt that to drive 12v or 24v low coil current PCB relay?
and what smd components can I use?
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MOSFET as PWR/GND DPST Switch
I have started trying to replace relays in my (12V) electrical circuits with MOSFETs. I have somewhat limited experience with MOSFETs, but I think I'm starting to understand it more.
I've drawn a ...
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Is it safe/possible to add a BMS board to a soft pack 3s1p LIPO for charging and discharging?
i would like to make a 12V battery pack from a soft pack LiPo which can supply 10A for my projects which i can charge from a 12.6V DC wall powersupply. I dont want to use an external big special BMS ...
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Way to calculate the dangerousness level of volts+amps? (don't want to learn the hard way) [duplicate]
Is there a formula to calculate the dangerousness of amps, and volts?
like watts, for example. Watts = Volts x Amps. Generally speaking, you could say wattage takes into account volts, and amps.
I am ...
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Switch 12V with 3V control circuit
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I did a dumb-dumb. I got the emitter and collector mixed up on both transistors. Now it works.
What I'm trying to accomplish:
I'm planning to run a ESP8266 microcontroller in my car. The ESP ...
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Powering two 19v devices from a single 12V to 19V converter
I am building a laptop charger to run off of a 12V source (lithium batteries in a camper). Initially, I was just going to replicate this article to make a 12V MagSafe 2 charger for my MacBook Pro (up ...
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Generating +65 V (positive) and -65 V (negative) voltages from two 12 V batteries using cheap step-up converters?
I need to power a 300 W class D amplifier with positive and negative 65 V.
As I'm a do-it-yourself guy, I didn't know about positive and negative voltage and ordered a bunch of these normal step-up ...
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Using a 50mA switch on a 2 amp load
Let me preface by saying I'm a total noob at all of this and just learning as I go via the internet.
I'm working on a home project where I need to trigger a submersible pump. I needed the switch for ...
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How to run a car radiator with a PC 450w SMPS?
I have a car radiator fan which when measured with a multimeter on a 12v car battery draws 4.7a. I've been trying to run it off an old PC SMPS which is rated at 450W with max amperage of 18a at 12v.
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Replacing BD139 for TIP122 - Cooler speed control circuit
I'm using a cooler (=fan) to conduct heated air through a hose to a closed chamber using an Arduino UNO PWM . A PID system controls the current across an array of resistors to target the setpoint ...
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Current rating for 12v plug on 300W in-car inverter
I have an in-car inverter which is rated 300W. This is the only labeling:
I need to source a 12V cigarette socket plug to connect to the input.
I have found the following one which is labled: ...
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can atx power supply the intel nuc and egpu [closed]
So I want to power my Nuc (mini-pc) with ATX psu and the reason is I built my own egpu(external graphic card) and i would like to throw the nuc in there powered by the same psu that runs the egpu ...
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Value of resistor to limit current to 1 ampere in 12 volts circuit
I want to connect my modem directly to a 12volt battery so that I dont need a adapter. My modem’s specs says that it need 12 volt 1 ampere as input.Now the voltage of 12 volts can be directly given by ...
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wifi led landscape lights
i'm wanting to add an led strip to my 12v ac landscape lighting. The wifi controller says 5-28v dc input. Do i need to convert from ac to dc and do i need to reduce the amps? this is new to me but am ...
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Charging 12V batteries in series and parallel
My question is simply: can 12V lead acid batteries be charged in a "mixed" fashion? By that I mean a situation where a number of them are connected in both series and parallel? This is best explained ...
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Need a circuit to detect if something has gone from off-on or on-off
I'm new to circuit design but I'm trying to design a circuit for a power antenna that will send a 5 second pulse whenever it detects a a wire has gone from off-on or on-off.
So far I have designed ...
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12v wiring regulations (UK)?
What regulations (if any) do I need to follow if wiring a 12 volt system (in the UK).
I was planning to wire up a garden shed / summer house to the 220v mains. I'm confident I could wire it safely ...
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Internal battery recommendation for a Goal Zero 1000 [closed]
I have a Goal Zero 1000 and the internal battery is dead. I tried with customer service and with the page but they don't have any option and don't have a battery to buy as a replacement. The internal ...
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UART single-wire half-duplex level conversion
I have a single-line transmission device, I use the oscilloscope to check the waveform
Always keep high potential (12V) and low potential (0V), change to logic analyzer test and find that it can be ...
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12V DC To Household power
I have a 12V DC mini air compressor that has a cigarette lighter fitting, now I want to use it for an airbrush kit, can I someway attach a wall plug and use it that way, please excuse my ignorance of ...
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Want to vary speed on 12 volt DC RV ceiling fan
I have a 700 cm 12 volt DC RV ceiling fan that can work using my 12 volt DC solar power system. I want to figure out a way to vary the speed of the fan.
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Robust low battery cutoff
I am building a 5V DC charger for an offroad motorbike. The main goal is to use this to charge/power a mobile device/phone/tablet whilst travelling/camping.
If space allows maybe also a GPS tracker ...
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Can you run low voltage current through galvanized steel suspension cable?
The fact that I can find hardly anything about running current through galvanized steel suspension cables on Google should probably tell me I shouldn’t do it, but I thought I’d ask here anyway.
I’m ...
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Odd problem with PSU [closed]
I don't know a much about electronics so please if you choose to help, layman terms would be appreciated.
I have an old 550w PC PSU. I have used it previously with an electronic air pump to pump up ...
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Need to run a 75mmx30mm 12v .24a blower for 10 sec
Hey I am very new so I appreciate any help here I am trying to run this small blower off a computer or 3D printer. it’s a 75mmx30mm 12v .24A I need to have it turn on and run for anywhere from 6-8 ...
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Solar panel voltage drop [closed]
I'm having a problem with my solar panels.
I'm running a gecko 57l fridge out of a 100ah deep cycle battery with an 160w portable solar panels.
The system works fine and it outputs 13.7v to charge the ...
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Step down transformer alternatives
Does anyone know if I can use a Quam TBL 25 volt 4 watt audio transformer to step down 120 volts to 12 volts, later to be rectified to a 12 volt dc power supply? I know 12 volt power supplys are ...
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How to make a continuous current from a flashing source? [closed]
I have a machine running, when a problem occurs, it stops and sends a 12VDC light bulb flashing every second or so, how can I get a constant signal from it to use this signal in the VFD to perform a ...
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24v from 2x 12v DC power supply?
I have a box full of 1-6amp 12v power supply and 1 short run of 24v led strip, rated about 1.5amp draw at full blast.
Can I take 2x 2A 12v supplies (ungrounded plug) to run in series to easily ...
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Can i step up a usb power oulet in my RV to power my cellular signal booster? [closed]
I have an RV with a 12V power system that has usb outlets to provide power for small devices. I have a cellular signal booster that I want to power off one of the usb outlets. The power cord is ...
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Reversing the input of a transistor
I want to detect if a 12V DC line has power or not. I want the transistor to work like this: If pin 2 has 5-12V, pin 1 and 3 should be disconnected and should stop the flow of 5V 2A across pin 1 and 3....
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What is the power consumption of a 12V adapter running 4 CPU fans?
I have a quick question here.
I am not a ECE guy and just a hobbyist trying to tinker while quarantined.
I have 4 CPU fans (120mm) laying around and I'm trying to re-purpose them as a small fan.
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12 V DC Li battery voltage regulation question
I recently bought a 12 V 50 Ah Li battery with the intent to use it for a 12 V DC trolling motor for a boat. The trolling motor runs at up to 30 A. I have read that lithium batteries tend to output ...
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Can I run 12V camper van fridge whilst 'trickle charging' the battery in van?
I am running the following setup in my camper van and would like to know if there is a simple solution or device that would be effective in allowing me to run my 12V fridge whilst the leisure battery ...
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Wiring 12V lights with shared wires
currently I'm wiring my converted RV. I've a 12V system and want to connect 12V LED lights. I don't want to use RV or rocker switches. I bought standard house light switches. After a lot of research I ...
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Can 12V relay be used instead of 5V relays?
I have the project of making a touch switch using the IRFZ44N MOSFET for making a small led glow and stop glowing when I touch the probes. I thought of using a relay if I have to make a bulb glow, by ...
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Getting loud whine on dual 12v 80 watt DC Universal radiator fans, especially in reverse
In an effort to create airflow in my studio that has the only window facing a sealed alley, I swapped the AC fans from the useless Holmes dual window fan and replaced them with two 10-inch 12V DC 80-...
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How do I wire up a 2.3-3 V LED to a 12 V car battery that can have a variable voltage depending if the engine is running or not?
I am making a wireless switch for my car tyre inflator. I have a basic hand-drawn sketch of what I intend to wire up.
Basically, it will be a box with an 50 amp Anderson plug for input (right hand ...
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Is a short circutied battery (I believe) worth anything? [closed]
While trying to install 2 Duracell Ultra 12V 46Ah AGM batteries to power a trolling motor in a boat, I accidentally connected my wrench from the positive of one battery to the negative of the other. ...
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Battery management for 12-24V motors
We have 4 12-24V motors which we want to connect to a 14,8V battery. Two of the motors are position controlled (M3 and M4, see figure) and will not draw much current as they will mainly be stationary. ...
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Connecting Three 12V DC Water pumps to the same power source
I am new to all this and I am sure this is a very basic question, but wanted to ask before I fry some pumps up.
I have a relay, which is controlled by my raspberry pi, switching the pump on and off. ...
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Calculation of max possible current load from voltage multiplier connected to PSU 12V rail [closed]
today I found in a box a PSU with two 12V rails each delivering 17A (Fortron SAGA II 400W) and decided to step-up the voltage so can feed the DPS5020-USB DC-DC converter (rated at 60V/20A max output). ...
