A 12V *AC* power supply

2010-07-12 Thread Shachar Shemesh
hope it is it), the guy said I could probably get by with 18VDC, but it would strain the capacitors (my math suggests that 15VDC is closer to the mark). So, does anyone know where I can get a 12V AC power supply? They are not exactly a commodity. Thanks, Shachar -- Shachar Shemesh Lin

Re: A 12V *AC* power supply

2010-07-12 Thread geoffrey mendelson
nice, and when we, finally, found out the source (I hope it is it), the guy said I could probably get by with 18VDC, but it would strain the capacitors (my math suggests that 15VDC is closer to the mark). So, does anyone know where I can get a 12V AC power supply? They are not exactly a co

Re: A 12V *AC* power supply

2010-07-13 Thread avraham rosenberg
. They were very > nice, and when we, finally, found out the source (I hope it is it), the guy > said I could probably get by with 18VDC, but it would strain the capacitors > (my math suggests that 15VDC is closer to the mark). > > So, does anyone know where I can get a 12V AC

Re: A 12V *AC* power supply

2010-07-13 Thread Udi Finkelstein
AC I need, and started a support call with the company. They were very > nice, and when we, finally, found out the source (I hope it is it), the guy > said I could probably get by with 18VDC, but it would strain the capacitors > (my math suggests that 15VDC is closer to the mark). > >

Re: A 12V *AC* power supply

2010-07-13 Thread Jonathan Ben Avraham
I have 220->16VAC. - yba On Tue, 13 Jul 2010, Shachar Shemesh wrote: Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:13:10 +0300 From: Shachar Shemesh To: linux-il Subject: A 12V *AC* power supply Hi list, I bought a USB connected logic analyzer for too much money (not that much). When buying, I di

Re: A 12V *AC* power supply

2010-07-13 Thread Alon Barzilai
ce, and when we, finally, found out the source (I hope it is it), the guy said I could probably get by with 18VDC, but it would strain the capacitors (my math suggests that 15VDC is closer to the mark). So, does anyone know where I can get a 12V AC power supply? They are not exactly a commodity.j

Re: A 12V *AC* power supply

2010-07-13 Thread Michael Shiloh
that it's AC I need, and started a support call with the company. They were very nice, and when we, finally, found out the source (I hope it is it), the guy said I could probably get by with 18VDC, but it would strain the capacitors (my math suggests that 15VDC is closer to the mark). So, d

Re: A 12V *AC* power supply

2010-07-14 Thread Shachar Shemesh
geoffrey mendelson wrote: I just took a DC adaptor and removed the components that coverted the AC to DC. I did that for some modems that needed AC but came without adaptors. That's what I ended up doing. Now I'm having second thoughts whether I did that correctly. The DC adapter had th

Re: A 12V *AC* power supply

2010-07-14 Thread Nadav Har'El
On Wed, Jul 14, 2010, Shachar Shemesh wrote about "Re: A 12V *AC* power supply": > I checked the output signal after removing all of the above (resistor > included), and a volt meter and an oscilloscope both shows exactly what > I was hoping to see - an AC line giving the c

Re: A 12V *AC* power supply

2010-07-14 Thread Erez D
The transformer gives 12V DC RMS, The peak voltage however is higher (but with lower current) I guess the reason for the resistor is to reduce the peak voltage and keep it closer to 12V when there is little or no load, or when connecting the load. cheers, erez. 2010/7/14 Shachar Shemesh > ge

Re: A 12V *AC* power supply

2010-07-14 Thread Shachar Shemesh
Nadav Har'El wrote: My guess (it's been ages since I dabbled in electronics...), is that the resistor is there to prevent the destruction of the power supply in case in a short circuit in its load. In other words, it gives an upper limit to the current that you can draw out of the power supply.

Re: A 12V *AC* power supply

2010-07-14 Thread Alon Barzilai
I seconds that. without this resistor the voltage at low currents will go sky high (~20V) the 12V is usually close to the maximum current. Alon. On 7/14/2010 11:46 AM, Erez D wrote: The transformer gives 12V DC RMS, The peak voltage however is higher (but with lower current) I guess the reas

Re: A 12V *AC* power supply

2010-07-14 Thread Shachar Shemesh
Alon Barzilai wrote: I seconds that. without this resistor the voltage at low currents will go sky high (~20V) Why would it? The transformator pretty much dictates the maximal power. the 12V is usually close to the maximum current. I can understand the logic of that statement. However, once I

Re: A 12V *AC* power supply

2010-07-14 Thread Alon Barzilai
On 7/14/2010 4:18 PM, Shachar Shemesh wrote: Alon Barzilai wrote: I seconds that. without this resistor the voltage at low currents will go sky high (~20V) Why would it? The transformator pretty much dictates the maximal power. the 12V is usually close to the maximum current. I can underst

Re: A 12V *AC* power supply

2010-07-14 Thread Shachar Shemesh
Alon Barzilai wrote: one more thing you can do, is to open up the 110V transformer and see what inside, my guess is that it have no other component then the real transformer inside, with pa primary coil for 110v and secondary for 12V. and you replace it with another one when the primary coil

Re: A 12V *AC* power supply

2010-07-14 Thread Erez D
2010/7/14 Shachar Shemesh > Alon Barzilai wrote: > > I seconds that. > without this resistor the voltage at low currents will go sky high (~20V) > > Why would it? The transformator pretty much dictates the maximal power. > the transformers wants to supply 12V DC. so 12V is the average voltage