Read the statement by Michael Teeuw here.
Powering my mirror?
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@MadScientist sorry for so many questions. But won’t I need to solder them in a “T”? Or get a T splice?
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Don’t be afraid to ask…
Pic says more than a thousand words…
You can solder the wires together but that’s not really needed.
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@MadScientist ok awesome! That really did help I wasn’t thinking of doubling them up in the terminal.
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https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F191903753580
This converter isn’t adjustable and it’s only 5.0 v would this work? -
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1PCS-DC-DC-LM2596-power-Supply-Buck-Converter-step-down-module-NEW-CA/142147326064?hash=item2118a41070:g:L1kAAOSwvzRXzOBg
or
https://www.ebay.com/itm/DC-DC-Buck-Step-down-Regulator-Converter-4-2-23v-to-3V-3-3V-5V-9V-12V-24V-Module/112472493337?hash=item1a2fe20d19:g:dCsAAOSwdd9aVjD6
should do. They are adjustable via a potentiometer. Iam using the latter one for a Pi Zero but the 3A are enough to power a Pi3 easily. You should check aliexpress.com since most of the low priced parts already come from China. They will be even cheaper and are the very same product. -
How do these look?
http://s.aliexpress.com/67rmau6V?
http://s.aliexpress.com/vuaEjyAR? -
Yeah, that should do.
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before i buy a power supply i wanted to ask if the one i had for it would work, if i spliced the adapter into it?
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Sure it works. I just proposed the other one because it’s very compact and I thought that was important. Use the once you already have to save costs as long as it suits you. It’s powerful enough if those values are correct.
Especially those black power bricks can be of very bad quality. Run your mirror setup for a few hours and check that the power supply isn’t getting too hot.
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My problem with it was that I didn’t want to have the brick of it out side the case. Or 3 foot of wire looped inside but I’ll have to cut it to add the step down anyway. So I may as well try it that way first. But I also didn’t know if it was big enough for both To run off of.
