Hi,
I searched existing threads and did not find exactly what I was looking for, so i'll apologize beforehand if the question has been asked already.
I would like to build a 5v-12v DC power supply and custom wire/power all of the small DC boxes with regulated power and lose all of the wall warts and heavy ac/dc power supplies that come with everything. The devices I have to power are a mixture of 12v 0.6a - 12.5a and 5v 0.5a - 4a. I do not know enough fundamentals to know where to begin. I assume my base will be an ATX power supply to a terminal block with individual inline fuses. Where should i begin and is there a smarter method of obtaining clean regulated DC power to cut out all the power blocks?
I do alot of computing work and data work in a mobile system and I use a UPS (simulated sine wave) to protect external hard drives, however when having to work out of a car my UPS unit (Cyberpower) does not accept the "120v" coming out of the car, nor does it accept a 120v inverter. What is the fundamental reason this does not work and is there a safe way to power a UPS system from a car's alternator or similar inverter? The system's total draw is no more than 300W AC on the UPS unit, and it all gets converted to DC power anyway to power a laptop, misc 12v boxes, and external HDD's.
Will the aforementioned DC power setup be a viable solution to power an entire system? Is it possible to have DC power on a battery backup system?
A product called Meon Life is a rack mounted, 12v power and battery system to the effect of what im describing. Albeit, im looking to make one from scratch to power specific 12v / 5v devices, for significantly less.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/828058-REG/Remote_Audio_MEONLIFE_MEON_LiFe.html
I searched existing threads and did not find exactly what I was looking for, so i'll apologize beforehand if the question has been asked already.
I would like to build a 5v-12v DC power supply and custom wire/power all of the small DC boxes with regulated power and lose all of the wall warts and heavy ac/dc power supplies that come with everything. The devices I have to power are a mixture of 12v 0.6a - 12.5a and 5v 0.5a - 4a. I do not know enough fundamentals to know where to begin. I assume my base will be an ATX power supply to a terminal block with individual inline fuses. Where should i begin and is there a smarter method of obtaining clean regulated DC power to cut out all the power blocks?
I do alot of computing work and data work in a mobile system and I use a UPS (simulated sine wave) to protect external hard drives, however when having to work out of a car my UPS unit (Cyberpower) does not accept the "120v" coming out of the car, nor does it accept a 120v inverter. What is the fundamental reason this does not work and is there a safe way to power a UPS system from a car's alternator or similar inverter? The system's total draw is no more than 300W AC on the UPS unit, and it all gets converted to DC power anyway to power a laptop, misc 12v boxes, and external HDD's.
Will the aforementioned DC power setup be a viable solution to power an entire system? Is it possible to have DC power on a battery backup system?
A product called Meon Life is a rack mounted, 12v power and battery system to the effect of what im describing. Albeit, im looking to make one from scratch to power specific 12v / 5v devices, for significantly less.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/828058-REG/Remote_Audio_MEONLIFE_MEON_LiFe.html