I bought this: https://www.amazon.com/KKmoon-Digital-Programmable-Constant-Step-down/dp/B0745C58S4
and this to go with it: https://www.amazon.co.uk/KKmoon-Communication-Interface-Constant-Converter/dp/B077NYLPNH
I have to say, they are great but have one major downside - you can't have an output voltage more that your input as there is no boost circuit. Take this: if I were to provide it with 12.22V exactly, I could pull out 11.22V at the max.
With this, I decided I should buy a boost converter and power it with 50V (the max) so I can have full use. However it recommends not to power it with that much as it can be damaged. Although this sounds like a strech, I don't want to risk it (and this also sounds like a fun project!).
My main idea for this is that:
I will provide it the boost converter with 12V (possibly 5 if I wanted to add another small fan.)
That means I can pull out 11V. When I am pulling out 11V, the circuit activates the boost converter and boosts it to 24V.
If I pull out 23V it will boost it to 48V - just under the max. This means it will only provide the right amount of voltage when needed.
That was my main idea, although, as I am writing this, it occured that I could be a linear change and that might be easier. As the output voltage increases by 1V / 2V , the input voltage increases by 1V / 2V.
Hope this makes sense, feel free to ask questions.
Bod
EDIT: I want to follow up on my second idea of the linear increase. I think it might be slightly easier.
and this to go with it: https://www.amazon.co.uk/KKmoon-Communication-Interface-Constant-Converter/dp/B077NYLPNH
I have to say, they are great but have one major downside - you can't have an output voltage more that your input as there is no boost circuit. Take this: if I were to provide it with 12.22V exactly, I could pull out 11.22V at the max.
With this, I decided I should buy a boost converter and power it with 50V (the max) so I can have full use. However it recommends not to power it with that much as it can be damaged. Although this sounds like a strech, I don't want to risk it (and this also sounds like a fun project!).
I will provide it the boost converter with 12V (possibly 5 if I wanted to add another small fan.)
That means I can pull out 11V. When I am pulling out 11V, the circuit activates the boost converter and boosts it to 24V.
If I pull out 23V it will boost it to 48V - just under the max. This means it will only provide the right amount of voltage when needed.
That was my main idea, although, as I am writing this, it occured that I could be a linear change and that might be easier. As the output voltage increases by 1V / 2V , the input voltage increases by 1V / 2V.
Hope this makes sense, feel free to ask questions.
Bod
EDIT: I want to follow up on my second idea of the linear increase. I think it might be slightly easier.
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