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Safety of steping up to 12v

Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2016 8:11 am
by Patxiku
Hi, since I broke my LCD controller doing the 5v conversion (variant 7), I was wondering if it'd be safe to user a step up module so I don't have to risk breaking another LCD controller with my newbie skills.
My step up module is this one,

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Would it still work?

Sorry if it is an obvious question. :?
Thanks in advice.
Pat.

Re: Safety of steping up to 12v

Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2016 6:17 pm
by correia5022
That's a good question, i have been wandering that also... I think it can be made.
Probably this will consume more power from the battery tho...

Re: Safety of steping up to 12v

Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2017 1:07 am
by Droopy22
A little late.
i found that very tiny step up module
https://www.pololu.com/product/2117

I'll try it today and report if it works well or not.

It's a loss of 10%, but 10% just for the screen is acceptable to me (better than burning a driver board once again)