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[Justin Richeson]

Sorry, didn't check voltage...they probably run off 5V, but any USB car
charger circuit should work

On Thu, Jun 4, 2015 at 11:42 AM, Justin Richeson <neomatrixjr at gmail.com>
wrote:

>
> http://www.banggood.com/Vensmile-W10-Quad-Core-2GB-RAM-64GB-ROM-Windows-8_1-Wintel-TV-Box-p-975963.html
>
> Or, just search banggood for "Windows 8.1" (yes, I know, but it's the
> easiest search term I could use to find these things)
>
> Technically they should operate like a normal PC for the most part.  You
> *should* be able to install other OSs as long as they support the embedded
> hardware.  Never worked with one myself though so YMMV.
>
> On Thu, Jun 4, 2015 at 10:14 AM, Matthew Nuzum <newz at bearfruit.org> wrote:
>
>> Yes, but as far as I know, all commercially available adapters are going
>> to
>> be switching. If you're building a computer then you can buy or build a
>> linear converter, but if you're looking for an off the shelf computer,
>> that
>> will be tricky. If you do build a linear converter, make sure to have a
>> good heat sink on it. Also, keep in mind that if you're running off of 12v
>> (I'm assuming a battery) then your voltage will vary. In a car situation
>> you can have 11 to 14 volts. That means you'd need a buck-boost converter
>> which, as far as I have seen, means a switching regulator.
>>
>> In that case, a device like a tablet or RPi that can run off of 5v may be
>> a
>> good idea. You could use a linear adapter to go from 11-14v down to 5v.
>> You
>> will, however, waste over half your power as heat. If you can use a
>> switching supply and shielding, you'll get far better results.
>>
>> On Thu, Jun 4, 2015 at 9:18 AM, L. V. Lammert <lvl at omnitec.net> wrote:
>>
>> > On Thu, 4 Jun 2015, Patrick Mcgillan wrote:
>> >
>> > > Yes, I was already thinking along those lines. Another possibility
>> > > would be a tablet, which will do power without the upconverter like a
>> > > regular laptop uses. Note, am against inline power adapters due to the
>> > > amount of RFI they produce in my ham radio.
>> > >
>> > A linear power adapter (as opposed to switching) should minimize RF
>> > interference, .. add it to the system itself in an aluminum enclosure
>> and
>> > make sure the two halves are bonded.
>> >
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