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Green Light Power Source
We went to build our green light that goes above center goal. We could not figure out how to power it. Does anyone know how it is to be powered? I know this should go on First site, but no one knows where the password for their site is. I was hoping to get a faster answer here.
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As I recall their are green cold cathode tubes in the KOP, or are you asking how to power those? Their is also a included inverter, make sure you use it and don't try powering the tubes directly.
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Connect it to a 12V power source. If you can find one anywhere, you might try to look for a 12V battery - that would probably work (hint, hint ;) )
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Worth noting: The 8 cathodes and a small fan will require more than 1 amp to power. Our team has a 1 amp power supply that we hooked up to it, but it was only able to power the system at 8 volts.
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An old computer supply makes a nice and cheap 12v power supply.
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Careful though you can make lots of magic smoke doing this wrong. You essentially short a specific wire, and shorting the wrong wire can be very bad. |
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I like this idea of a green LIGHT, it's a nice idea. |
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The last few years, we have had CCFL's very similar to the ones used for the vision target on our robot. The brightness is effected slightly by input voltage, but not too much until the battery gets really low.
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I'm assuming they included all the parts that normally come with a cold cathode tube kit, in which you could just hook it up to any computer with extra power connectors, or even just plug it into a power supply.
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Did you finally get it going? By now you may have put two and two together and found the power suppplies for the lamps. I think that was what you were asking. If you still have a problem, let me know. |
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Dave posted a hint here yesterday. but no one has tried to analyze it word by word. has something changed since the kickoff??? jerry w |
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yea i think if you use an old PS from a computer it would work. but i think u have to get a paperclip and stick the end in to 2 sprocket on the main feed from the power supply .. you have to do this because then the power supply is "fooled" by saying that there is a motherboard in place but really there isnt.. just google search it.. you will find it. :cool:
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why not just use a 12 volt battery that you use on your robot to power it? it seems very easy to do to me. wire them all together, or on a disto-block, and put a switch on it somewhere and power it like that. itll be like wiring them to your car,pc, robot cart, or whatnot.
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One of those jump-start batteries sold in auto parts store would work great, to, if you already have one. Many of them also have 120 VAC inverters built in, which could come in handy at the tournaments, too, especially if you want a stereo on your cart... (just don't bring a music cart to Portland, please).
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Anyone thought about using the power source from an outdoor lighting set-up? They are 12 v. and can be plugged in to a wall socket which never get discharged!!
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you could use the ATX computer power supply or get an older computer(p1 or p2) and get the switching power supply out of that it will usually supply around 4 amps which is enough and the switch will turn it on/off so there is no shorting out pins.
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