Supply +12v 0v and -12v with a 24v power supply

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killerisation

Joined Aug 25, 2016
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The manual states I need the following analog power supply:

0.3A @ +12 to +15V (4.5W)
0.25A @ -12 to -15V (3.8W)
The positive supply – +12V to +15V – should be brought in on the A+15V line on pin 59.
The negative supply – 12 to -15V – should be brought in on the A-15V line on pin 60.
The analog common should be brought in on the AGND line on pin 58.
I plan on using the 34V 3A version of this:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Universal-2...-Driver-110V-240V-for-LED-Strip-/351139238715

Can someone confirm that this will work, and describe the circuit needed?
Thanks
 

ian field

Joined Oct 27, 2012
6,536
The manual states I need the following analog power supply:

0.3A @ +12 to +15V (4.5W)
0.25A @ -12 to -15V (3.8W)
The positive supply – +12V to +15V – should be brought in on the A+15V line on pin 59.
The negative supply – 12 to -15V – should be brought in on the A-15V line on pin 60.
The analog common should be brought in on the AGND line on pin 58.
I plan on using the 34V 3A version of this:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Universal-2...-Driver-110V-240V-for-LED-Strip-/351139238715

Can someone confirm that this will work, and describe the circuit needed?
Thanks
If either the supply or load is floating; you can use a splitter as crutschow says. If the current is pretty much constant; you might get away with a simple voltage divider. If the load is more unpredictable, you can buffer the resistor divider with an op-amp - for the current you mentioned; you will need to buffer the op-amp with a complementary pair of power transistors in emitter follower. You have to include the transistors in the op-amp nfb loop to make them behave.
 

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killerisation

Joined Aug 25, 2016
6
Though I was wondering, could I use a 12v and a 24v power supply, with a common +rail, and the 0v rail of the 12v supply connected to GND?
 

ian field

Joined Oct 27, 2012
6,536
Though I was wondering, could I use a 12v and a 24v power supply, with a common +rail, and the 0v rail of the 12v supply connected to GND?
For 300mA - you can probably get away with a pair of wall-warts.

They're usually double insulated with no internal earth connection to the low voltage side.

If its only 2 pin, you're all set. 3 pin wall warts often have a plastic earth pin that's only there to open the safety shutters on the wall socket.

Very few wall warts have a brass earth pin - its simple enough to check no continuity to the low voltage side.
 

crutschow

Joined Mar 14, 2008
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Though I was wondering, could I use a 12v and a 24v power supply, with a common +rail, and the 0v rail of the 12v supply connected to GND?
No, because the current from the +24V supply would have to flow through the +12V supply backwards and a typical power supply cannot sink current unless they are expressly designed to do so.
 
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