Re: ADI SpeakEasy (was Re: Suggestions wanted for Motion Detector delay/time-out)

[nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Dave Houston)]

I don't know about the SpeakEasy but the CPU-XA, Ocelot, SECU, etc. all have
full wave bridge rectifiers and their own filters.

"John W" <Don't_Spam_Me@xxxxxxx> wrote:

>Hi Dave!
>
>I believe you are correct that you can run all ADI equipment on AC or DC.
>The SpeakEasy however comes with a 12vac supply.
>
>Here's Guy Lavoie's explanation of why from:
>
>http://www.appdigsupport.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=7;t=000414#000000
>
>"Normally an AC supply is recommended for the speakeasy to avoid the
>noticable ripple of cheap DC supplies which only have a half wave rectifier,
>but your unit mentions "IC Regulator", which means it looks like a better
>made unit that puts out constant, filtered DC. In that case, you would be
>better off sticking to that one."
>
>Based on this explanation, it sounds like it would work on 12vdc from a
>battery supply or a good 12vdc supply?
>
>John W
>
>"Dave Houston" <nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>news:43cd9334.549898546@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> "Robert Green" <ROBERT_GREEN1963@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>>Why on earth would they make the Speakeasy a 12VAC product when everything
>>>else is 12VDC?  That sort of screws up my plans to run the entire
>>>operation
>>>from a single large U1 gel cell.  That's mighty weird.  Glad you clued me
>>>in
>>>up front.
>>
>> All of the ADI devices will work with 12V AC or DC.
>