Hi All,
Been scratching my head over this for a few weeks now, and finally had the courage to sign up & ask the experts.
I am wanting to run a small PC in an arcade machine.
The PC is going to be run from a picoPSU, which converts all the necessary voltages for the PC from a single 12V input. The input current is 5A.
Now, the PSU I have in the arcade cabinet has the following outputs:
3.3V@12A, 5V@10A, 12V@2A
My initial thought was to use a 5V to 12V DC to DC converter, such as the
AM2D-0512. The issue is that the output current is only 167mA.
Can I just use a transistor (or Darlington Pair) to up the current, or am I going about this totally the wrong way.
Many Thanks
John
Been scratching my head over this for a few weeks now, and finally had the courage to sign up & ask the experts.
I am wanting to run a small PC in an arcade machine.
The PC is going to be run from a picoPSU, which converts all the necessary voltages for the PC from a single 12V input. The input current is 5A.
Now, the PSU I have in the arcade cabinet has the following outputs:
3.3V@12A, 5V@10A, 12V@2A
My initial thought was to use a 5V to 12V DC to DC converter, such as the
AM2D-0512. The issue is that the output current is only 167mA.
Can I just use a transistor (or Darlington Pair) to up the current, or am I going about this totally the wrong way.
Many Thanks
John