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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">These are a little pricier but I've had good experiences with these on mobile robots.   They are made for the R/C market and are quite robust.  They even offer a water-proof package!</div>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.amainhobbies.com/castle-creations-10-amp-adjustable-bec-cse010-0004-00/p18210?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI2_PEktuegwMVGXR_AB11FA99EAQYAyABEgL4mPD_BwE">https://www.amainhobbies.com/castle-creations-10-amp-adjustable-bec-cse010-0004-00/p18210?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI2_PEktuegwMVGXR_AB11FA99EAQYAyABEgL4mPD_BwE</a></div>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">The company is Castle Creations:    <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://home.castlecreations.com">
https://home.castlecreations.com</a></div>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">These are for the R/C market and they call these BECs for Battery Eliminator Circuits, left over terminology from the Before-Time.</div>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">cheers!</div>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 12/20/23 12:45 PM, Doug Paradis via DPRGlist wrote:<br>
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<div>    Here is another one to consider. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Protooma-Voltage-Converter-Waterproof-Transformer/dp/B0B1PF1KSG/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8&th=1" moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.amazon.com/Protooma-Voltage-Converter-Waterproof-Transformer/dp/B0B1PF1KSG/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8&th=1</a></div>
<div>It says max voltage for 24v system (golf cart), but I am not sure what the alternator output voltage would be (~28V?). See review by paradug.</div>
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Dec 20, 2023 at 11:58 AM Karim Virani via DPRGlist <<a href="mailto:dprglist@lists.dprg.org" moz-do-not-send="true">dprglist@lists.dprg.org</a>> wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">idk what's inside it, but this one has worked well for me:
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Dec 20, 2023 at 10:24 AM Paul Bouchier via DPRGlist <<a href="mailto:dprglist@lists.dprg.org" target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">dprglist@lists.dprg.org</a>> wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">I need an adjustable buck converter to produce 3A @ 5.1V from a 28V battery for an RPi4. (The golf-cart 24V->5V converter I put in Mowbot doesn't produce quite enough volts and I keep getting low voltage / performance throttled warnings from
 the RPi.) I see Amazon has a bunch of vendors selling LM2596-based converters. Do they work well? Any advice from those with experience is welcome.</div>
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<div dir="ltr">Thanks</div>
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David P. Anderson
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