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coozer

posted on 21/7/08 at 06:17 PM Reply With Quote
Voltage Converter?

I have a bullet cam and DVS recorder. Cam needs 12v which is fine but the DVS only wants 5v.

How do I go about reducing the 14.5v when running down to a stable 5v??

Steve





1972 V8 Jago

1980 Z750

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Davey D

posted on 21/7/08 at 06:39 PM Reply With Quote
you could always buy a 5v voltage regulator from somewhere like Maplins?






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Eggy

posted on 21/7/08 at 06:44 PM Reply With Quote
Search for LM7805 (5v regulator) - ideal bit of kit, should be able to handle >14v input (might need a heatsink or bolting to a bit of ally tho)
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austin man

posted on 21/7/08 at 09:59 PM Reply With Quote
I have fitted a cigarrete lighter and plug in a 240 volt converter so I can use the standard charger,
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MikeRJ

posted on 22/7/08 at 10:03 AM Reply With Quote
No point building something like this to be honest, you can buy multi-voltage car adapters fairly inexpensively e.g.

DC CAR ADAPTOR/ADAPTER 1A/1000MA 3V/4.5V/5V/6V/9V/12V

For a higher current version:
DC CAR ADAPTOR/CONVERTER 2100MA 3V/3.3V/5V/6V/6.5V/7V

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