Power boost?

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Power boost?

Post by Skyone »

Hey guys,

I have 4 NiMH AA's (4.8v) that's powering something that runs best on 6v. Is there anyway to boost ~5v to ~6v with the use of common parts? I don't want to buy any step-up converters, I need this power booster by today!

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Post by codeman »

no, there's no way to boost a voltage without some sort of switching scheme unfortunately
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Damn. Ah well, thanks for the help.
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I found this a bit ago:
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Post by Skyone »

That's 9v to 12v. Though I can tweak it a bit.
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Yep, my thoughts exactly
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