is that an audio amp? I’m sending that link to my son.
Yes 50 watts
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Bluetooth…
Just add power and speakers and connect your phone
OMG you guys are awesome. Now I’m going to have a skateboard that goes 25mph, with EL wire for lighting, while charging my phone and listening to tunes really loud! I should vape while i do this!
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Lol don’t get crazy now
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probably becasue its 5V not 12V
@Nordle I don’t really trust those adjustable pots … The vibration may mess it up and accidentally change the voltage out put … Although never happened to me…it’s something that could happen…that why I like the fixed 12v output
Thx, i’ll add some glue ^^
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The LEDs I used at the time were 3 to 5v range, the 5mm dome top kind. They were probably crappy, also.
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Yeah like Nordle was saying I just put a drop of hot glue on the screw so it won’t vibrate to a different voltage lol. Oh and also you guys were planning on using 24V USB charging modules, though those then must have there own step down module on board which is less efficient and may make the board more expensive. So you could just get a 5V USB module and adjust the converter down to 5V so its more efficient and cheaper.
EDIT: I’ve used these modules in the past and they work super well and output right around 1.5-2A i know there’s cheaper ones out there but all I know is these ones have worked well for me. http://m.ebay.com/itm/DC-DC-3V-3-3V-3-7V-4-2V-to-5V-USB-1A-2A-Step-Up-Vehicle-Power-Charge-Module-YG-/111866440588?txnId=1528632132001
Hey Nordle just to let you know, I can’t find a datasheet for a “LM2596HVS” and if there isn’t a datasheet for the chip, it’s probably fake or just a re-labelled LM2596. Also there are some videos about fake HV LM regulators so do be careful. I wish there were 60V versions of the LM2596 but I don’t believe there are, though I could be wrong so test it out and please report back with whether or not it works!
EDIT: I still can’t find a LM2596HV chip, though I did find a LM2576HV chip which can take up to 60V. Here’s the datasheet, and it would be a great chip for a 3A UBEC which I may build in the future. https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/lm2576.pdf&ved=0ahUKEwjdgbH1ttPOAhWRsh4KHSMFDGcQFggkMAA&usg=AFQjCNF7FcxJ3UzAUT6_FkqXNu4P5YedbQ&sig2=qIEe0Ph7qyrDCfFdvAJcaw
Thx for the tips. When my parts arrive i’ll wire them together, connect something for a day or so and if it gets to hot i know it’s garbage. Or it’s already broken then^^
Hi Guys,
Read through the whole thread here and am trying to make sure I understand it all. I’m planning on doing a 10S or 12S build next and wanted to have a USB charging port.
As far as I understand these are my options:
- Buy something like this with input voltage of 5V and use power from a BEC that can go from 12S to 5V
- Buy something like this, that takes input voltage from 6-24V and use with a 12S to 12V BEC. The advantage of this is that I can then power other things like lights with the 12V BEC if it has enough amps.
- Instead of a BEC buy a DC to DC Buck Converter like below and then buy one of the USB modules linked in 1 & 2. For some of those Buck Converters can you select the exact output voltage? How does that work?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/272076571075
Let me know if I got that straight and which method is preferable and why!
Guys, just use the 5v output from Vesc. I made a usb output for my remote to charge it sometimes when i forget to charg it.
Reading above, I thought this wasn’t recommended due to additional heat buildup in the VESC? Also I don’t have a VESC right now so not an option for me currently.
Im not charging while riding. So it should not be i problem i think.
Right right, of course. I was planning on using it to charge some lights while riding potentially so would be a problem for me potentially if I go the VESC route in the future.
At the moment i removed the Port to install a old Laptop fan because i had all the time overheat problems (Even on flats). Now i can ez pizi take steep hills.
How do I use the vesc 5v output?
How would you mount this usb port to the enclosure?