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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Most batteries like that have a dc-dc convertor inside them anyway :-)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">I don’t know why people think switchers have to be noisy. To me there’s nothing worse than 50/100Hz still leaking through umpteen thousand microfarads of smoothing.
Apply that much smoothing to a >50kHz switcher and the noise would be below the cosmic background noise level.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Quincas Moreira via Synth-diy<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 31 December 2021 04:20<br>
<b>To:</b> cheater cheater<br>
<b>Cc:</b> SDIY<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [sdiy] Battery power for eurorack<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">I use this battery on any of my cases with great results! Of course my cases no longer use linear supplies, those require bipolar power and waste tons of current. DCDC converters for the win! <br>
<a href="https://www.amazon.com.mx/gp/product/B00ME3ZH7C/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1">https://www.amazon.com.mx/gp/product/B00ME3ZH7C/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Thu, Dec 30, 2021 at 9:07 PM cheater cheater via Synth-diy <<a href="mailto:synth-diy@synth-diy.org">synth-diy@synth-diy.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you want really very clean power, use a full-sine UPS to power a<br>
toroid based power supply.<br>
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On Fri, Dec 31, 2021 at 2:42 AM Didier Leplae via Synth-diy<br>
<<a href="mailto:synth-diy@synth-diy.org" target="_blank">synth-diy@synth-diy.org</a>> wrote:<br>
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> Thanks. I think these last two responses put this idea to rest for me, as my main objective was cleaner power.<br>
><br>
> On Dec 22, 2021, at 10:54 PM, Chromatest J. Pantsmaker <<a href="mailto:chromatest@azburners.org" target="_blank">chromatest@azburners.org</a>> wrote:<br>
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> <span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""></span><br>
> I've seen people create DC-DC supplies taking power from 5V battery banks (for charging your phone, etc.) and running entire live rigs from that.<br>
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> I think having a single easily swappable battery would be better than having one for each voltage. You can then possibly just plug your DC-DC supply into a large amperage 5V wall-wart.<br>
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> On Wed, Dec 22, 2021 at 2:38 PM Oren Leavitt via Synth-diy <<a href="mailto:synth-diy@synth-diy.org" target="_blank">synth-diy@synth-diy.org</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> I've seen people use batteries to power small modular synths.<br>
>><br>
>> Several years ago I've ran a small synth with 10 low current analog<br>
>> modules plus an analog keyboard interface directly from two 12 volt<br>
>> DeWalt cordless drill battery packs one each for the V+ and V- rails.<br>
>> After playing on it for a few hours the V+ battery was at about 80%<br>
>> charge and the V- battery was still at full charge. This was an NiMH<br>
>> battery pack. I forget what the mAH rating was..<br>
>><br>
>> - Oren<br>
>><br>
>> On 12/22/21 2:41 PM, Didier Leplae via Synth-diy wrote:<br>
>> > I’m curious about the idea of using batteries for eurorack power. I am not an electrical engineer, so correct me if I’m wrong in thinking that battery power could potentially be very clean compared with the cheap power supplies many of us use.<br>
>> > Plus, of course the portability would be another great benefit.<br>
>> ><br>
>> > Given recent advances in rechargeable battery technology, I wonder if it could be practical and not terribly expensive.<br>
>> ><br>
>> > I’m assuming you might need two or even three separate batteries to get the +12 , -12 and +5 volt supplies.<br>
>> ><br>
>> > Perhaps someone has done this that I’m not aware of.<br>
>> ><br>
>> ><br>
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