Re: Power supply help

[Simon McCaughey <simonmcc@xxxxxxxxx>]

Good suggestion Richard, I looked around upstairs and I have at least
2,
old IDE HDD power supplies. might do the job nicely


Regards

Simon
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On 16 August 2013 14:42, Richard Challis <richard@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> I personally wouldn't trust it supplying electronics.
>
> I have used power supplies very similar to -
> http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/140890491495
>
>
> Has the advantage of both 12v and 5v all in one box.
>
> Regards
>
> Richard
>
>
> On 16 August 2013 14:30, Simon McCaughey <simonmcc@xxxxxxx>
wrote:
>
> > My main reason would be cost, these LED supplies seem really
cheap, I
> just
> > don't know if the power would be stable enough
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Simon
> > ---
> >
> >
> > On 16 August 2013 13:50, Paul Gordon <paul_gordon@xxxxxxx>
wrote:
> >
> > > Why not use a small PC PSU... they have both 12V & 5V
rails...
> > >
> > > P.
> > >
> > > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > > From: simonmcc@xxxxxxx
> > > > Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2013 13:06:13 +0100
> > > > Subject: [ukha_d] Power supply help
> > > >
> > > > For a heating controller project which has a touch
screen I need a
> 12v
> > > and
> > > > 5v power supply - 12v for the screen and 5v for the
RPi.
> > > >
> > > > I was hoping to use a 12 PSU with a DC-DC converter to
convert the
> 12v
> > to
> > > > 5v.
> > > >
> > > > Can anyone tell me if an Electronic LED driver would be
a suitable
> > choice
> > > > for the PSU? (such as this one :
> > http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/290883688146)
> > > >
> > > > They are really very cheap, and if it did the job it
would be
> > fantastic.
> > > >
> > > > Any help appreciated
> > > >
> > > > Regards
> > > >
> > > > Simon
> > > >
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