A dc-dc converter will be more efficient than a 7805 regulator... less heat..
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of tim Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 10:35 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [BAWUG] DWL-900 - 12v into power port? or will it catch on fire. Hi, I saw a website on putting 12v into the DWL-900 ( a 5v recommended system ) here: http://www.ralphfowler.com/links/dwl900.html I can't tell if the 12v is going into the system through a lot of ethernet, or if, with the power regulator he's talking about, that you can actually put 12v into the power port of the system. I have a field station I'm making all inside a pelican. I'd be psyched to be able to use my 12v battery to power the station. Right now, I'm using 3 7805 5v regulators to give it power, and it creates both a lot of heat, and a lot of loss. Before I put 12v straight into the system, I'd like to know if someone else is reading that page the way I am. Any advice? thanks! tim -- general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless -- general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
