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mrdarrett@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
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> mrdarrett@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>> I have an old laptop (366MHz) which takes in 18.5V @ 3A by external
>> (switching?) power supply. (It didn't have a battery with it when I
>> bought it - got it 2 years ago for about $200.)
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>> I recently built an external battery pack, powered by 16 Energizer 1.2V
>> 2500mAh NiMH AA cells, to power my laptop in lieu of the external power
>> supply, and it does work. So far I have been able to run the laptop
>> for about an hour and a half, and still going strong. (Decided to stop
>> stress-testing at 1:15am, since I had work the next morning.) A far
>> cry from paying $150 for a "new" laptop battery, when the laptop only
>> cost me $200. Although, my 16 NiMH AA battery pack screams "GEEK!" at
>> anyone who glances at it... ;-)
>>
>> For my next project, a DC-DC converter.
>>
>> So... I'd like to convert 12VDC from a jump-start car battery to
>> 18.5VDC, at 3A.
>>
>> After reading a recent thread about avoiding Maxim like the plague, I
>> went over to TI's website, entered my parameters (Input V: 12VDC;
>> output V: 18.5 VDC; current: 3A.)
>>
>> I found this from the search result:
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>> http://focus.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/tps5430.pdf
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>> but I was a bit confused why this would have been suggested, since it
>> seems to be a step-DOWN regulator.
>>
>> Any suggestions...?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Michael
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> Eh, no response from sci.electronics.basics; belatedly cross-posting to
> SED. Better than multiposting... ;-)
>
> Michael
You might want to try this part:
http://www.linear.com/pc/productDetail.do?navId=H0,C1,C1003,C1042,C1031,C1061,P24012
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JosephKK
Gegen dummheit kampfen die Gotter Selbst, vergebens.ÂÂ
--Schiller
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