Hi,
I'm glad I found this forum Hopefully you can help!
I've started a little project that is going to have:
1 x 12v computer fan (0.3amp, 3.6w)
1 x 12 v computer fan (smaller, 0.16A)
1 x Raspberry Pi W 1.2 ( https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/...pc&utm_source=googlepla&variant=3147218944010 )
2 x 9 volt motors ( https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SZUK-2PC...cro-Motor-for-CD-DVD-Player-Y2O1/173341885199 )
The problem I'm having is 2 fold:
1) I am going to be running this all off a 12V (12V 7Ah /20 HR) battery.
2) The Raspberry Pi I've been told will not run from that - it needs to be stepped down to a lower voltage
3) The wires on some of the parts are quite thin - my dad has suggested a 500Ah fuse to protect it. Or would it be better to put a fuse on each section?
I'm still a bit new to all of this (I'm a web programmer by job, but I've started playing with the Raspberry Pi and wanted to build myself a little project =)), so please be gentle
FWIW: I just came across this, and it seems like it would work for the Pi bit:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/12V-to-5...635284?hash=item3d5cd78d14:g:RtkAAOSwLopaqh9b
Thanks!
Andy
I'm glad I found this forum Hopefully you can help!
I've started a little project that is going to have:
1 x 12v computer fan (0.3amp, 3.6w)
1 x 12 v computer fan (smaller, 0.16A)
1 x Raspberry Pi W 1.2 ( https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/...pc&utm_source=googlepla&variant=3147218944010 )
2 x 9 volt motors ( https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SZUK-2PC...cro-Motor-for-CD-DVD-Player-Y2O1/173341885199 )
The problem I'm having is 2 fold:
1) I am going to be running this all off a 12V (12V 7Ah /20 HR) battery.
2) The Raspberry Pi I've been told will not run from that - it needs to be stepped down to a lower voltage
3) The wires on some of the parts are quite thin - my dad has suggested a 500Ah fuse to protect it. Or would it be better to put a fuse on each section?
I'm still a bit new to all of this (I'm a web programmer by job, but I've started playing with the Raspberry Pi and wanted to build myself a little project =)), so please be gentle
FWIW: I just came across this, and it seems like it would work for the Pi bit:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/12V-to-5...635284?hash=item3d5cd78d14:g:RtkAAOSwLopaqh9b
Thanks!
Andy
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