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Altium Designer Deleted schematics completely
I opened up Altium after a windows update, and received this error:
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Switch to activate backup circuit
I am designing a device that will use a small heating element. The client initially designed it to use an incandescent bulb as a heat source. I want to maintain that as a back-up which will not only ...
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230V mains back up with 12V battery and inverter
I am looking to have a 12V battery back up if 230V is lost, to supply a mobile router for security cameras (solar charged battery powered) outside a house when vacant.
I have a 130Ah battery in a ...
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Connecting Charger + Inverter to deep cycle battery
It's a really simple question I believe, but I just want to make double sure it's okay. Can one simply clamp a mains charger as well as an inverter onto a deep cycle battery, or does one need any ...
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Battery Charging Backup Circuit
I am relatively new to electronics and circuits. I'm modifying an alarm clock to have a battery backup. I've found a few circuits that show how to build a battery backup circuit and it makes a lot of ...
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Do home UPS (mostly advertised as inverters) have a rectifier built in?
This is regarding home UPS/inverters which are typically known to convert the DC from the battery to AC, so the AC can be used for household purposes.
What I don't understand is how the batteries are ...
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Replacing Dallas NVRAM with larger capacity variant?
This DS1225AB-200 (8k x 8 = 64kB NVSRAM) is from 1995 and is probably dead (cannot measure from the outside.) The only close replacement in stock is a DS1230AB-100 (32k x 8 = 256kB.)
Looking at the ...
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Using two diodes as a simple power supply backup switch
I saw this module as a "battery emergency switch module" for $2 on aliexpress:
which is just a relay energized by the external power supply, and when the external supply is gone, connects ...
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Will this DC UPS with off the shelf components for home network and laptop work?
I am trying to build a DC UPS to power modem, router which have power requirements of 12V 2A and a laptop which has power requirement of a 20V 3.5A.
I am planning to use a AC to DC SMPS which is ...
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DC backup battery switching module
It is common to find these cheap Backup Battery Switching on the internet. But the issue I have with these ones is the load gets reset when switching from the main source to the battery. It seems like ...
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is it okay 4 years old used UPS Battery filling sulfuric Acid insted of Distilled water?
I've 1250VA UPS where I found 2 battery (12V-9AH). which Is used for 4 and years more.
When I brought this UPS it gave almost 80 to 90 minutes backup but now it only lasts for 15 min.
so I decided to ...
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Same mAh, same volt - different current
I need to replace the 18650 battery of one application. The battery doesn't have any marking about volts, mAh or amperes.
Because it's 18650, the voltage is fixed - done. mAh - will use 2000mAh (let'...
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Some basic questions about voltage and lithium power pack
Well, I've been stuck at home and since I've run out of things to do, I've started thinking about creating a simple cheap backup for my modem, router, and desktop fan.
Since I've got several lithium ...
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crystal oscillator as backup (or with sync)
I have a device that generates a 49.152MHz frequency, but depending on its status it can cut it off from time to time. This frequency synchronizes my MCU's audio devices, but it must never be stopped. ...
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Replace 173 Wh lead acid battery with 20000 mAh power bank
I have an APC BX1100C 173 Wh UPS that I use for my computer. I also have a 20000 mAh power bank with output voltage of 5 V.
What do I need to do to replace UPS battery with this power bank? Is this ...
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1 battery backup 2 garage doors
I have made a very simple battery backup for my garage door. 2 x 12v batteries in series and hooked into the battery terminals of my opener. This charges the battery and switches to backup on power ...
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Which among the circuit is the most efficient for battery backed up systems?
Which among the circuit is the most efficient one for a battery backed up solution. Would be helpful if you can state the reasons as well.
simulate this circuit – Schematic created using ...
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Apc backup time calculation
I have APC BX1100C UPS for my pc. it has 2x7.2Ah battery. I have connected to it a router 12v 0.5a, and a monitor 19v 1.3a. Expected it to run 10 hours but it switched off after 2 hours.
Does it mean ...
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Back-up battery
for a project I would like to design a system which would allow me to feed my application's logic rail from a back-up battery if the main battery would somehow stop functionioning (most likely due to ...
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Changeover relay circuit
I am looking for a circuit for one of mine typical application.
I have transformer power supply with 230VAC/DC input with 12V /1A and 5V/500mA output.
Now I wanted to introduce another stand by power ...
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Need help with terminology so that I can source a din rail version of this part
Im looking for a 12 VDC power supply that has the ability to switch to a battery when ac power is lost in addition to having some type of AC status function such as an open collector. This part does ...
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Power supply charging backup power - current flow via mosfet
I have following diagram on falstad
Top +5V is main PSU (12V 10A). Bottom +5V is battery (12V 2.3Ah). I have load about 2-3A so I dont think diode is good solution. Well I am trying to achieve ...
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esp-12 power supply + backup by 4F capacitor 5.5v + ME2149, is it working?
I made my own energy meter using esp-12, I need to save data to esp spiffs when loss grid power, In this case, I do not need wifi than esp turn to modem-sleep mode, so working current is about 20 - ...
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how to switch to backup battery when power fail?
I have a project running with MCU supplied with a 24V power supply regulated via an SMPS to 9V
also, I have Li-ion battery pack 9V
how to connector these two sources to run the MCU with battery pack ...
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What happens to the backup time when batteries are connected in series?
I have a backup power system consisting of a charger, a battery and an inverter. The inverter powers my load (a few mains appliances). Currently I am using a 12V 200 Ah battery which gives me a backup ...
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Switch to battery when voltage supply drops certain threshold
I have made this circuit but can't quit make it work.
Vext is my main supply from a car (9 - 14V)
Vbat is 8 AA batteries (10 - 13V)
Vout supplies power to a SMPS
As it is now, supply "fades" between ...
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What will happen if I powered a 24VDC device from a 27.8VDC power supply?
I have a device which has a power input from 12-24VDC Auto select and 250 mA load. I connected it with an online DC UPS which has an output of 27.8 VDC on grid mode and 24 VDC on Battery Mode. I ...
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Integrated 5V uninterruptible power supply (UPS) with a lithium cell?
I'm trying to figure out the best way to implement a UPS for an embedded system that runs from a 5V supply.
Essentially the system has a 48v to 5v, 1.2A output DCDC converter that powers my system. ...
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Ebedded Linux: Recoverable, battery backed-up RAM (/tmp) [closed]
I hope this is an appropriate place for this question as it involves the use of the kernel.
I have an embedded system with a battery backup for the RAM chip. The battery also allows for the MCU to ...
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What would be the safest method to power a laptop (IdeaPad 510 15isk) from a 14.8v battery pack?
Looking at my existing power jack and measuring it crudely with a cm ruler it looks like 3mm diameter x 1 cm length. The laptop bottom and charging adapter both say 20v @ 3.25 A max. What would be ...
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5 seconds power supply backup for 12V 0.5A router
My country has a problem with the mains electricity supply, which cuts off and comes back straight away. My router restarts every time that happens.
What I like to know is: What would be the most ...
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Creating a Li-on backup for a 12v router
I am building a small battery backup for my router with the 12V 0.5A DC input. Main use is to keep the router powered up during load shedding (aka. power cuts / blackouts ) while my backup generator ...
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Sram battery backup
I don't have an option here in my country , No non-volatile sram and i need it for my project .
i designed a circuit for that and need anyone's opinion if it's ok or need a correction .
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Only Provide Backup Power to One Device On Bus With Cap/Supercap
In a robotic system I am designing, the computer, motor controller and motor amplifier circuits all run on the same 24VDC power bus, which is provided by a switching power supply. Like below:
In the ...
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Coin cell battery recharging circuit for RTC backup power
I am designing a system that contains an RTC to for displaying the date and time on a user interface, as well as log events with time stamps. In this particular case, the system gets powered-on at ...
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Seamlessly powering 12v CPU fan with regulating speeds
I am trying to have an economical and reliable control system to seamlessly power two 12v, 0.3a CPU fans with varying speeds while also charging a 12v 7ah lead acid battery for backup. I could not ...
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Powering Multiple devices off one battery backup
I have a 12v3a battery backup with 1 dc barrel connector on the end.
How can I power multiple 12v devices without needing to solder them, thus opening them and voiding the warranty.
One device is ...
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Battery auto backup for GSM
I have a switching power supply that operates at 4V output. I want to have my GSM always powered when my primary voltage is removed. I use a simple Li-Ion battery 4.2V and I want to use it as backup ...
