pc power suply into rc power suply
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pc power suply into rc power suply
im sure some of u have don this so can sombody please tell me how to do this.turning pc power supply into a rc power supply i will be running my charger at 5 amps and a coupple small lights and a cooling fan for my car.help is very apreacated
Last edited by andy_666; 01-14-2006 at 03:40 PM.
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edited: silly comment. I understand it fully now what you want.
Typical 80mm fan is 0.15-0.18 amps. What size is it? and what kind of lights..led/neon?
Interesting project you have there!
Typical 80mm fan is 0.15-0.18 amps. What size is it? and what kind of lights..led/neon?
Interesting project you have there!
Last edited by Zenon; 01-15-2006 at 05:06 AM.
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Check these links out:
http://web2.murraystate.edu/andy.bat...owerSupply.htm
http://www.one18th.com/ShowArticle79.htm
Remember, I'm not telling you to do this... I think this cover me Legally
http://web2.murraystate.edu/andy.bat...owerSupply.htm
http://www.one18th.com/ShowArticle79.htm
Remember, I'm not telling you to do this... I think this cover me Legally
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You're in luck! this is what i do to save money..
What your going to do is to switch the power supply on. You can't do this with just a press of a button. You have to short some wires.
First, look for the large plug that is suposed to be attached to the motherboard.
Then cut all black wires and the green wires. If you short all these wires, the power supply will switch on. You can also put a switch in between theses wires to serve as a switch for the power supply.
Once you have taken care of that, it's time to find the wires that can give you 12V 12A(depending on the wattage of your power supply). Find the plug that is supposed to be attached to hard drives and disk drives. Once you've found one, the yellow and black wires wil give you 12V 12A.
What your going to do is to switch the power supply on. You can't do this with just a press of a button. You have to short some wires.
First, look for the large plug that is suposed to be attached to the motherboard.
Then cut all black wires and the green wires. If you short all these wires, the power supply will switch on. You can also put a switch in between theses wires to serve as a switch for the power supply.
Once you have taken care of that, it's time to find the wires that can give you 12V 12A(depending on the wattage of your power supply). Find the plug that is supposed to be attached to hard drives and disk drives. Once you've found one, the yellow and black wires wil give you 12V 12A.
#5
ok guys im interested in makin one of these supplies .. so do i just pull the power supply from an old computer or do i need the mother board,what other pieces do i need to start with.(going computer hunting tomorrow)
#6
pc supply conversion advise?
i got the power supply....im not going to start it until i know wheather it is useful or not.
so here go's what are the wattage and electrical spec's the power supply need for charging battarie's efficiently with out it struggling toward the end of a race meet.
note: input is 240 volts (Australian power main's) will this effect it differently in the wiring, application and performance compared to that of a 120 volt's input supply.(in America)
so here go's what are the wattage and electrical spec's the power supply need for charging battarie's efficiently with out it struggling toward the end of a race meet.
note: input is 240 volts (Australian power main's) will this effect it differently in the wiring, application and performance compared to that of a 120 volt's input supply.(in America)
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Originally Posted by downunder23
i got the power supply....im not going to start it until i know wheather it is useful or not.
so here go's what are the wattage and electrical spec's the power supply need for charging battarie's efficiently with out it struggling toward the end of a race meet.
note: input is 240 volts (Australian power main's) will this effect it differently in the wiring, application and performance compared to that of a 120 volt's input supply.(in America)
so here go's what are the wattage and electrical spec's the power supply need for charging battarie's efficiently with out it struggling toward the end of a race meet.
note: input is 240 volts (Australian power main's) will this effect it differently in the wiring, application and performance compared to that of a 120 volt's input supply.(in America)
#8
ok fritz cool.
i found a supply from an old computer at the working good's part of my local dump.
(got the comp tower an old type writer in box still and a set of bmx handle bars for 5 buks aud......bargain.)
ok herE's my specific's on the pc power supply sticker on top of the unit.
input voltage and current is the
swith selectable standard =: 90-120 vac 4.0A
180-240 vac 2.0A
frequency =: 50-60 hz
output voltage =: +5v 16.0 A
+12V 5.5 A
-5V 0.3 A
-12V 0.3 A
that's the sticker layout.no wattage stated.
so looking at that it look's as if i can only get the 5.5 Amp's from the +12v wire's though the +5.5v wire's seem to get 16 amps (wish it was the other way around)
is there any way of makeing the +12v wires get 16 amp's aswell.
also i have the following component's 5 red bullet style bolt on female plug's and male insert connector's, only one black one and 4700 uf 16v capacitor.
aswell as the 10 watt 10 ohm wire wound load resistor along with a on-off switch and 12v led in a red bolt on casing.
all set though i may have to find another pc supply with more amp's on the +12v ??
or is there any way of making the already 5.5A +12V higher amperage???
i can get a 10 amp one but only brand new cost too much as this project is about saving money.
i found a supply from an old computer at the working good's part of my local dump.
(got the comp tower an old type writer in box still and a set of bmx handle bars for 5 buks aud......bargain.)
ok herE's my specific's on the pc power supply sticker on top of the unit.
input voltage and current is the
swith selectable standard =: 90-120 vac 4.0A
180-240 vac 2.0A
frequency =: 50-60 hz
output voltage =: +5v 16.0 A
+12V 5.5 A
-5V 0.3 A
-12V 0.3 A
that's the sticker layout.no wattage stated.
so looking at that it look's as if i can only get the 5.5 Amp's from the +12v wire's though the +5.5v wire's seem to get 16 amps (wish it was the other way around)
is there any way of makeing the +12v wires get 16 amp's aswell.
also i have the following component's 5 red bullet style bolt on female plug's and male insert connector's, only one black one and 4700 uf 16v capacitor.
aswell as the 10 watt 10 ohm wire wound load resistor along with a on-off switch and 12v led in a red bolt on casing.
all set though i may have to find another pc supply with more amp's on the +12v ??
or is there any way of making the already 5.5A +12V higher amperage???
i can get a 10 amp one but only brand new cost too much as this project is about saving money.
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Originally Posted by downunder23
ok fritz cool.
output voltage =: +5v 16.0 A
+12V 5.5 A
-5V 0.3 A
-12V 0.3 A
that's the sticker layout.no wattage stated.
so looking at that it look's as if i can only get the 5.5 Amp's from the +12v wire's though the +5.5v wire's seem to get 16 amps (wish it was the other way around)
is there any way of makeing the +12v wires get 16 amp's aswell.
output voltage =: +5v 16.0 A
+12V 5.5 A
-5V 0.3 A
-12V 0.3 A
that's the sticker layout.no wattage stated.
so looking at that it look's as if i can only get the 5.5 Amp's from the +12v wire's though the +5.5v wire's seem to get 16 amps (wish it was the other way around)
is there any way of makeing the +12v wires get 16 amp's aswell.
#10
but in saying that will when the supply is finished and ready to use be able to run say two charger's on it, still at a max charge rate of 5.5 amp's from the both r/c ni/mh charger like it could with only one charger conected to it.
im guessing no?....
what do you think?
im guessing no?....
what do you think?
#12
ok just what i thought im on the hunt for another one higher amp's can you tell me what brand would make the highest amperage??? and could you tweek it to get more voltage for fast charge??
and whats the highest amperage pc supply you can get?
and whats the highest amperage pc supply you can get?
#13
ok got another supply and unlike the other one this one does'nt show the amperage and has the wattage it's a 200 watt supply any idea on the amps for this supply?