uping voltage

new york cheech · Post by **new york cheech** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 9:07 pm

how can i up the voltage from 9.5v to 12v? is it possible?

Post by **gannon** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 9:09 pm

use a boosting regulator

new york cheech · Post by **new york cheech** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 9:10 pm

where can i get one of those?

daguuy · Post by **daguuy** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 9:17 pm

do you need that for the 12v line? it will work fine with 9.5v, it can handle anything from 7.2v-36v

new york cheech · Post by **new york cheech** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 9:19 pm

yeah but ive got a dc-dc 12 to 3 converter, will that still work too?

new york cheech · Post by **new york cheech** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 9:52 pm

where can i get the boosting regulator?

Post by **Triton** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 10:11 pm

wouldnt using a boosting reg like almost double your draw

new york cheech · Post by **new york cheech** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 10:13 pm

idk all i know is a need a way to get from 9.5v to 12v

daguuy · Post by **daguuy** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 10:16 pm

don't some DC-DC adapters work on less than 12v? BTW, you can probably get the regulator from digikey

new york cheech · Post by **new york cheech** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 10:36 pm

i tried but the led on the dc-dc doesnt come on when i put the 9.5v through it, i cant find it anywhere, not even digi-key, can someone help me find it?

usbcd36 · Post by **usbcd36** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 10:42 pm

Well, why don't you just use a regulator to cut the voltage down to 3.3v, someone showed me how to wire a LM317T (standard, can be had from RadioShack for a buck or two) for 3.3v and it only requires a couple of resistors. If you're interested in saving power, well I am too. As you may know, I'm building a N64p and it would be helpful to know how to make a DC-DC convertor that will work for 7.2v to 3.3v.

new york cheech · Post by **new york cheech** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 10:45 pm

yeah but i have no clue what a resistor even does, let alone know how to wire it up.

new york cheech · Post by **new york cheech** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 10:51 pm

oh and im pretty sure u can get dc-dc converters like that on digikey if thats what u need

pezman · Post by **pezman** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 10:56 pm

i have no clue what a resistor even does

no offence but then your need to do some homework. go to howstuffworks.com to learn just about everything you need. ive spent countless hours on that website reading and reading away. little electronics kits help a load too. im trying not to sound rude but you'll be glad you learned in the long run.

also you really dont wanna take the voltage up then back down. thats ineffecient.

usbcd36 · Post by **usbcd36** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 10:58 pm

Ok, wow. A resistor resists electrical current. It is like a bottleneck in a pipe, it only allows so much current to get through. They have two leads and it doesn't matter if you reverse which leads go to which holes.

And about the DC-DC convertor, what do I search under?