lol, well, I didn’t technically set up the micro. @clonkex over on the old forum did the brain work, I just soldered and plugged and tested.
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Put it on with buck converter dropping voltage to 5V so far so good.
Not yet, I’ve been waiting on a replacement step down since the last 2 I got came dead. Also recovering from a helmet only crash at 20mph so I’ll be taking it easy and not holding small things for a while
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I had a drill fall on my leg at work 2 months ago…I’m at the opposite end. I’m not able to lift heavy stuff(which includes my trampa build 
) hope you’ll get better. You’re putting the step down in an enclosure under board? Or the one I have would fit your needs?
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I tried the small 10a PCB style ones and they died, gonna get the fixed voltage heat sink ones and mount it external (it’s waterproof)
That was my second option when I was looking around
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Do they have 5v ones?
Edit: apparently the beefy heat sink one is cheaper, just need to find space for it
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How many volts input?
12s li ion, so at least 50v
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Would the extra .4 be a risk on a 50v regulator?
Also, would 3a output be sufficient?
The underglow runs at 9A supposedly
Wait what? How??
I just tested 144pixels and got only a draw of .73a
Hmm…it says 43W at 5V
Edit: haven’t tested the amp draw since my multimeter is half blown
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Mine or yours?
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The lights I bought are listed as pulling 43W of power at full brightness, and I can’t test the actual draw without a new multimeter
Okay well mine are rated the same. You putting in how many pixels?
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2 strands of 72, 500mm each
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Basically 1 meter of 144 XD
I had a chat with @MysticalDork about this 3 days ago. I’m planning on 2 meters and this is what he comes up with:
Oh that’s amps into the step down