Power Management Recommendation for driver stations

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21-03-2010, 23:06

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Re: Power Management Recommendation for driver stations

We will have take our dead classmate charger apart to see what is
in there. Even if it is a switched supply that can run on dc, hacking
together a high voltage dc power supply is a really bad idea that our
UL safety inspectors should frown on. Spend $20 at radio shack for
a suitable 12 volt charger!

Eugene

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Originally Posted by PAR_WIG1350

How do the classmate ac-dc converters work? are they just rectifier diodes? Is there anything preventing them from being used as dc to dc converters? {such as issues with the rectifiers releasing 'magic smoke'}

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