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Auto laptop 12V/mains switchover design | 26 comments (26 topical, editorial)
Re: Auto laptop 12V/mains switchover design (3.00 / 0) (#4)
by DamonHD (d@hd.org) on Thu Jun 28th, 2007 at 01:35:27 PM MST
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Hi,

Even if I use Schottky diodes, I think that I'd be wasting ~1W (0.5V forward voltage times a couple of Amps) out of a total power budget of ~25W or less.  I did think about diodes, but I'm trying to be very energy efficient here.

And you're probably right that I could avoid DP relays, but I get a warm feeling inside totally isolating the unwanted supply, and the DPDT relays didn't seem (more) expensive...  B^>

But, yes, thanks for the observations: they're spot on!

Rgds

Damon

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Auto laptop 12V/mains switchover design | 26 comments (26 topical, 0 editorial)

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