Some time ago I did a page on the ACL wiki that shows how to use different voltage lights than what the controller can often accept. Hope that helps.
Those are a copy of the the board released by LabRat who reworked the original by wjohn and will not work with 36V as mentioned already.
Some time ago I did a page on the ACL wiki that shows how to use different voltage lights than what the controller can often accept. Hope that helps.
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Most of mine are packed away or in sealed boxes.
I only have the original dc SSRs.
I will see what I can do in a couple days.
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That board could be easily assembled to use a shunt regulator instead of a series regulator because the pcb design has two series regulators in parallel. The parts would need to stand on end, but placing a resistor between the input and output of one regulator footprint and an appropriate zener diode between the ground and output of the other regulator footprint would do the job. The disadvantages are that the input voltage range is much smaller than the input range of a series regulator (such as the 78L05), and it draws power all the time, but it provides a way of dealing with input voltages higher than the 40V that most 78xXX regulators can handle.
Phil
I think I understand what you're saying here but I feel I'm rather at the far realms of my ability. I'm not an electrician nor do I have any background in electronics. While I feel happy to be able to follow instruction to build a board (from the wiki for example) I think I might be getting out of my depth with modifications. Maybe I just try and get lights that use 30v or less, and get rid of my sets using 36v. That feels very defeatist though!!
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