elDalvini

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Is it safe to use a laptop charger to power two parallel 24v fans?

I have a 3D printer and have a special filter that has two 24V blower fans that are connected in parallel. Unfortunately my printer doesn’t have the proper connectors for the fans. So if I purchase something like this power jack adapter I know the adapter is 12V not sure if that would make a difference. Anyway if I connect the...

elDalvini,

Those adapters should definitely be fine for 24 V. Running the fans off 19 V will probably work, but they will run at slightly slower RPM (probably not a big problem for a filter).

elDalvini,

I have the exact same setup and also didn’t get the warning yet. Maybe pihole stops the AdBlock detection?

Power device with higher voltage battery and still get battery reading

I want to power this board with a 14v battery. The board has a 1s battery connector that can power the board and read the voltage via ADC. Is there something I could place between the two to lower the voltage and still have a battery voltage reading? I would not be charging the battery through this. The usb port would not be...

elDalvini,

You could use a voltage divider followed by a unity-gain amplifier to lower the output impedance, about like this: https://discuss.tchncs.de/pictrs/image/e4c6551e-04bd-4969-9494-692723a69d08.jpeg(I think that circuit could work, but I haven’t thought about it a lot, so it might not)

elDalvini,

From looking at the LED bulb, I can tell you that it will not work very well in that flashlight.

The reflector of the flashlight is built so light coming from a very small source (like the filament of an incandescent bulb) is directed forward in a focused beam. With the led bulb, light is coming from 10 different spots, none of them being in the focus point of the reflector. The result will be a spread out beam that won’t be bright over longer distances.

The only type of LED bulb that could work is something like this car replacement bulb that keeps the light source to a relatively small spot. But I don’t think those are available in the size you need.

elDalvini,

Not really. With that bulb, all the light is focused forward, not to the side. The light will never hit the reflector, it is only focused by the lens in the LED housing, and that isn’t enough.

elDalvini,

As a young child, I had a wooden board with a bunch of different light switches mounted to it. Nothing to tinker with, but I had a lot of fun with the physical sensation of switching them on and off. I think that’s all you can really ask for at that age.

Later on, I enjoyed taking the switches apart, figuring out how they work and using them in my electronics projects.

My point is, whatever you choose should be physically fun, even without understanding it. A few switches and maybe a blinking light can entertain a toddler for a long time. The tinkering can come later.

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