<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>I have one and it works great! Haven't noticed any noise. Crimped on power poles on the input and soldered a barrel connector on the output. Thinking about adding an output for the USB hub next but that's a project for another day. </div><div><br></div><div>Good luck and 73,</div><div><br></div><div>Andy <br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On Nov 19, 2014, at 12:56, Doug Crompton <<a href="mailto:doug@crompton.com">doug@crompton.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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<div dir="ltr"><font style="" color="#000000" face="Tahoma,sans-serif">Jonathan,<br><br> That looks very interesting. You can't beat the price. It looks like it has everything you need and a wide input voltage range. My only concern would be switching noise on the output. If you get one lets us know how it works for you. I will put a link on the web page as I am sure this would be of interest to even fixed station nodes for running the BBB from a single 12V supply.<br><br>Here is a link to the same thing only a dollar cheaper!<br><br><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Waterproof-DC-DC-Converter-12V-Step-down-to-5V-3A-15W-Power-Supply-Module/221117981188?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D27538%26meid%3D988493afeb074ee58054fe9bb314e6bb%26pid%3D100005%26prg%3D11353%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D221605016721&rt=nc" target="_blank">http://www.ebay.com/itm/Waterproof-DC-DC-Converter-12V-Step-down-to-5V-3A-15W-Power-Supply-Module/221117981188?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D27538%26meid%3D988493afeb074ee58054fe9bb314e6bb%26pid%3D100005%26prg%3D11353%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D221605016721&rt=nc</a><br><br id="FontBreak"></font><b><font style="font-size:16pt;" size="4">73 Doug</font><font style="font-size:16pt;" size="4"><br></font><font style="font-size:16pt;" size="4">WA3DSP</font><font style="font-size:16pt;" size="4"><br></font><font style="font-size:16pt;" size="4"><a href="http://www.crompton.com/hamradio">http://www.crompton.com/hamradio</a></font></b><font style="font-size:16pt;" size="4"><br></font><br><br><div>> Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 12:01:51 -0500<br>> From: <a href="mailto:jonathan.weirmeir@gmail.com">jonathan.weirmeir@gmail.com</a><br>> To: <a href="mailto:arm-allstar@hamvoip.org">arm-allstar@hamvoip.org</a><br>> Subject: [arm-allstar] 12V to 5V DC-DC Converters?<br>> <br>> Good day, all.<br>> <br>> I've been wanting to run my BBB on a 12 volt source, instead of using<br>> a 120VAC D-Link power adapter.<br>> <br>> Anyone have any luck with the 15 watt "Car Power Technology" branded<br>> DC-DC converters on eBay?<br>> (<a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Waterproof-DC-DC-Converter-12V-Step-Down-to-5V-Power-Supply-Module-3A-15W-BLACK-/221605016721?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3398b03491#shpCntId">http://www.ebay.com/itm/Waterproof-DC-DC-Converter-12V-Step-Down-to-5V-Power-Supply-Module-3A-15W-BLACK-/221605016721?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3398b03491#shpCntId</a>)<br>> <br>> 73 DE KC8RYW<br>> _______________________________________________<br>> <br>> arm-allstar mailing list<br>> <a href="mailto:arm-allstar@hamvoip.org">arm-allstar@hamvoip.org</a><br>> <a href="http://lists.hamvoip.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/arm-allstar">http://lists.hamvoip.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/arm-allstar</a><br>> <br>> Visit the BBB web page - <a href="http://www.crompton.com/hamradio/BeagleBoneBlackAllstar/">http://www.crompton.com/hamradio/BeagleBoneBlackAllstar/</a><br>> <br></div> </div>
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