VoCore voltage regulator?
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2016 9:14 pm
First off, thank you for the VoCore Lite, and for including antenna connector.
So let me get to the point.. I only use batteries and other 3.7v and 12v portable power sources to prototype and make devices. And I ended up destroying all of my original VoCore units because of overloading them (the MT3410L specifically).
As a result, I started using step-down voltage regulators from shenzhen and I never had this problem again. The only problem is they are all different and sometimes odd configuration, sometimes too large, sometimes generate too much heat, and I can never find reliable source.
What I would like:
-step-up regulator for 3.7v batteries (somehow, they make it last longer than just powering with 3.7v alone)
-step-down regulator for 12v batteries.
They seem easy to make if I knew electronics, but I am a programmer
Here is my ideal layout, just 4 pins
o-----------o
Input Output
o-----------o
Either way, it would be cool to see a "VoCore power supply" in the store. Smallest form factor possible.
btw: Vonger, I have quite a few raspberry Pi zero if you want me to send you one. They were on sale here for $0.99 each. I have them because I am developing a $20 HTML5/Video Player.
So let me get to the point.. I only use batteries and other 3.7v and 12v portable power sources to prototype and make devices. And I ended up destroying all of my original VoCore units because of overloading them (the MT3410L specifically).
As a result, I started using step-down voltage regulators from shenzhen and I never had this problem again. The only problem is they are all different and sometimes odd configuration, sometimes too large, sometimes generate too much heat, and I can never find reliable source.
What I would like:
-step-up regulator for 3.7v batteries (somehow, they make it last longer than just powering with 3.7v alone)
-step-down regulator for 12v batteries.
They seem easy to make if I knew electronics, but I am a programmer
Here is my ideal layout, just 4 pins
o-----------o
Input Output
o-----------o
Either way, it would be cool to see a "VoCore power supply" in the store. Smallest form factor possible.
btw: Vonger, I have quite a few raspberry Pi zero if you want me to send you one. They were on sale here for $0.99 each. I have them because I am developing a $20 HTML5/Video Player.