Ryelands
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Conran:
Hope you don't mind my contacting you but, as it was on your recommendation that I bought one of those "LTE3045 x 4" boards, I'm hoping you can advise me.
Do I simply connect the supplied mains SMPS to the input side and the load to the output side, power up and run, pretty much as other PSUs? The instructions are not clear - they mention "removing batteries" - and I cannot find a pic of the board in use. I've asked the supplier but cannot get a clear answer, probably because my question is badly worded. If I can use it as I hope I can, I plan to buy several of them.
Best wishes
Dave
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Hi Dave,
No problem! Yes, you just plug the supplied SMPS into the AC wall and the DC plug to the DC socket on the board (input not labled but the output is so it should make sense). The board have a balanced charger and will charge both Li-ions and LiFePO4s. I use the latter with great success. The switch should be to the right (facing DC input) when powering and charging. Switch to the left means that everything is off (use it to save battery life).
Now, the SMPS comes without the AC adapter for your country (atleast mine did). I bought this adapter for Sweden. You’ll probably need to buy one for your country. They are likely easy to find.
Here is a couple of pictures of my board which I only charge between the music sessions. The light on the SMPS goes from red to orange to green indicating how much the batteries is charged.
The info from the seller is that the board can be used without batteries as well, meaning that you can for example power it with a LPSU (and without batteries) as long as the input voltage is less than what the LT3045s can handle.
I hope that helps! ?
Micael
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Thank you so much for such a quick and helpful reply! Pictures and everything . . . what's an old man not to like?
(I'd already got round the incompatible mains plug issue on the SMPS by soldering a mains lead to the pins and adding insulation.)
It'll be a day or two before I can try this but I'll let you know how I get on.
Best wishes
Dave
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