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I am doing the same thing as well, I am in the middle of re-designing the power supply functionality.
Any connection in power requires some protection. [...] But fuses at the first point of call for any DIY job.
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Okay, I'll definitely look in to that then. Still got no idea what I'm doing in terms of selecting fuses, but i assume the internet will provide.
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Motor cleanliness should be a function that should be incorporated in the motor control unit.
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True, I guess. Otherwise the Mount Control Board would get fried, I assume, so it must keep the power clean somehow.
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For my camera, I use a linear regulator.
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I'm thinking something like
this It has 8A capacity, but I nothing about linearity or non-linearity
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One by I found useful reducing my build requirements is an automotive 12V to USB regulator for most cars,
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Yes, i got one of those too. It's been very reliable.
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As far as the NIC, what is the Voltage input?
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12-24V, IIRCC, so it should be happy.
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If it 12V, I suppose it has its own internal regulator to maintain the voltage for the system. The specs should say what is the variation Min and max voltage input.
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Yeah, I'm not sure if it does or not. It takes a DC plug in coming from a transformer, so I suspect that it relies on voltage regulation from the transformer since compact is key to an NIC.
Cheers and Thanks for the advice.
Markus