Scott Bennett
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I recently bought a new vehicle for chasing and I am serriously considering going without a power inverter.
The typical response to all the little gadgets in the vehicle tends to lead to using this gigantic box to get all our power to 120 volts then we fill power strips with "Wall Warts or Bricks" to drop back down to all the lower voltages we need to charge our gear between 5-12v.
I have no experience with circuit level electroncis but I am thinking there has to be a better way. I know Radio Shack sells yet another line of "Car Warts" that will give a selectable way to get the voltage you need however I want to build my own cables.
Anyone know of a resource to do such a thing?
I know as a kid with RC cars you could install a diode that would connect to the main battery 7.2v and drop the power you would need to 6v for the radio receiver. I am trying to think along the same lines.
For Example...
Cradlepoint needs 5v
My Dash Cam 8.4v
USB Hub 4.8v
HD Cam Charger 9v
Laptop already has a DC power supply
All of these voltages could easily be handled by the vehicles power system without the need of a battery killing inverter.
The typical response to all the little gadgets in the vehicle tends to lead to using this gigantic box to get all our power to 120 volts then we fill power strips with "Wall Warts or Bricks" to drop back down to all the lower voltages we need to charge our gear between 5-12v.
I have no experience with circuit level electroncis but I am thinking there has to be a better way. I know Radio Shack sells yet another line of "Car Warts" that will give a selectable way to get the voltage you need however I want to build my own cables.
Anyone know of a resource to do such a thing?
I know as a kid with RC cars you could install a diode that would connect to the main battery 7.2v and drop the power you would need to 6v for the radio receiver. I am trying to think along the same lines.
For Example...
Cradlepoint needs 5v
My Dash Cam 8.4v
USB Hub 4.8v
HD Cam Charger 9v
Laptop already has a DC power supply
All of these voltages could easily be handled by the vehicles power system without the need of a battery killing inverter.
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