{"id":541,"date":"2011-07-20T07:05:46","date_gmt":"2011-07-20T07:05:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/baulkolites.com\/wp\/?p=541"},"modified":"2014-06-16T12:25:50","modified_gmt":"2014-06-16T12:25:50","slug":"dc-power-distribution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mynoellights.com\/blog\/?p=541","title":{"rendered":"DC Power Distribution"},"content":{"rendered":"

With a lot of decentralized controllers, I need to run both DMX and power to a lot of places. Some times it is convenient to daisy-chain the power, others is is best to run a separate feed from the Power supply.
\nFor the latter solution, I designed this Power Distributor panel.<\/p>\n

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Dc Power Distribution Panel<\/p><\/div>\n

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2.1mm DC power connector<\/p><\/div>\n

The panel is configured as 2 separate circuits and allows 2.1mm DC Barrel type connectors to be soldered directly on the PCB.<\/p>\n

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Revision B<\/strong>
\nThese DC Distribution boards have served me well.\u00a0 But with so many different controllers in use, I decided to recut the improve the unit.\u00a0 Rarely did I actually run two different voltages, so having 2 halves was wasted.\u00a0 In variable I would splice in a fuse in the\u00a0 controllers.\u00a0 And I was always getting out the multimeter to see if the unit had power.<\/p>\n

\"DC_Distribution_Opt1\"<\/a>

2.5mm Barrel sockets only<\/p><\/div>\n

So I I ditched one half and decided to add onboard fuses. I went with the mini Auto fuses.\u00a0 I added an LED and finally I modified the DC Power library model to take both DC power sockets or 2 pin terminal blocks. The following is the result.<\/p>\n

\"DC_Distribution_Opt2\"<\/a>

Mixed Outputs<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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