Tag: power conversion

Bosch Professional GAA 18V-24 USB charging adapter 1600A00J61 1600A00J5W (WHL #49)

Something out of the ordinary for today, a brand new item, bought for disassembly and kind-of off-label use. A Bosch Professional USB charger which happens to have a 12V port also…

Contrary to my very first thought when I found this charger, it does NOT allow 18V batteries to be charged from USB or a 12V source. Maybe I should test that, but I doubt it. However, it does convert the other way – stick in a 18V power tool battery (ranging from 1.5Ah to 12Ah as of today) and get a USB charger with a lot of oomph, or a “heated jacked” power source with a lot of potential for baggy pockets. […]


24V to 5V 10A 50W DC DC Converter Regulator Car Step Down Reducer 24V to 5V 10AMP Daygreen CE Certificated (WHL #46)

Alright, part two of the DC-DC converter tests that’ll lead to a small project. This time we got a 5V/10A converter from Daygreen, model number B10-1224-05, shipped together with the 12V/10A unit from WHL #44. This item was 2.41€ excluding shipping, as described in that blog post.

It’s a brick style unit as well, a tad smaller, but also has two mounting holes left and right which are flush with the case. Contrary to the more powerful 12V one, this is only a plastic case that was potted, but it has four screw terminals and therefore offers more flexibility when it comes to attaching your own wiring. […]


24V to 12V 5A 10A 120W DC DC Converter Step Down Daygreen 1A 2A 3A 6A 8A Voltage Regulator Newest Type CE, 10,000pcs in Stock (WHL #44)

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Overengineered parts from China aren’t really my cup of tea, but this is for an upcoming project with power-hungry, rotating AND rusty plates, so I figured I would use something up for the task…

…and I don’t think I paid that much of a premium for it. So today’s item is a step-down converter model “D121” rated 10 amps at 12V, with 15-32V input voltage. Price was 2.86€ at the time; contrary to the usual item on this site, this was without shipping cost. […]


250W DC-DC Boost Converter Adjustable 10A Step Up Constant Current Power Supply Module Led Driver For Arduino (WHL #21)

What do you do when none of your existing power supplies can provide enough power for some decent LED module? Yeah, right, you buy a bigger one!

So I did. I had some 100W/150W DC-DC converters laying around, but most of them cap at around 36V. And with the very nice Toshiba E-Core 92W LED module that wants 40V or more, that’s just not good enough (same goes for the popular 25W/50W/100W LED modules!). So the new one in my collection is this:

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I bought it on AliExpress back in mid-January for 4.31€ including shipping.

Tech specs are, according to the seller: 250W total output power (boost = step-up only), non-isolated output, input current 8A or 10A with additional heat sinking. […]