MV1-B Board wattage requirement

FairlanePhantom · Oct 8, 2007

What is the top wattage pull on the MV1-B?

Xian Xi · Oct 8, 2007

FairlanePhantom said:
What is the top wattage pull on the MV1-B?

I would say about 15 and thats pretty high for the +5v as it usually wont go past 1.2-1.5A. For the +12v I would say about 24 watts as I dont think it would pull more than 2A.

But remember the more stuff you add on like LEDS and other things it just adds to the draw.

channelmaniac · Oct 8, 2007

Minimal current draw for an LED though... typically 20ma (.02 Amps) or less unless you get the super bright ones. Even those draw very little current compared to a regular bulb.

RJ

FairlanePhantom · Oct 8, 2007

No LEDs on this one. Would just have to consider extra +5v from the encoder, and the same for each controller.

Xian Xi · Oct 8, 2007

channelmaniac said:
Minimal current draw for an LED though... typically 20ma (.02 Amps) or less unless you get the super bright ones. Even those draw very little current compared to a regular bulb.

RJ

I was more talking abot the nut jobs that put like 20 million blue LEDs everywhere cause its "cool".

FairlanePhantom said:
No LEDs on this one. Would just have to consider extra +5v from the encoder, and the same for each controller.

You actually dont really need the +5v for the controllers but its good to have it there for custom stuff. Do the newer Neo sticks require the 5v line?

BIG BEAR · Oct 8, 2007

The pads require the 5v.
BB

FairlanePhantom · Oct 8, 2007

So it's just the pads? I thought the original sticks didn't need it, but the pros and pads needed the +5v.

I'm making sticks later anyway, so I'll put it in either way.

ttooddddyy · Oct 9, 2007

Xian Xi said:
I would say about 15 and thats pretty high for the +5v as it usually wont go past 1.2-1.5A. For the +12v I would say about 24 watts as I dont think it would pull more than 2A.

But remember the more stuff you add on like LEDS and other things it just adds to the draw.

Id say closer to 2 amps for the 5 volts, and less than 1 amp for the 12 volts (at full volume, thats if your using the 12 volts).

Xian Xi · Oct 9, 2007

ttooddddyy said:
Id say closer to 2 amps for the 5 volts, and less than 1 amp for the 12 volts (at full volume, thats if your using the 12 volts).

I've had a MV1-FZ pull 1.2A on the +12v before, of course this is at a very loud volume.

FairlanePhantom · Oct 17, 2007

So I don't need to start a new thread, which wire on the pro stick is the +5v line? Apparently running on pin eight, but I wouldn't be able to find out what wire without butchering the line, or a multimeter that I don't own.

*Think I found it, can someone confirm it being the yellow wire.

Xian Xi · Oct 17, 2007

FairlanePhantom said:
So I don't need to start a new thread, which wire on the pro stick is the +5v line? Apparently running on pin eight, but I wouldn't be able to find out what wire without butchering the line, or a multimeter that I don't own.

*Think I found it, can someone confirm it being the yellow wire.

You should get a multimeter, you should never go by wire color as a lot of times the colors can change but the pinout remains the same.

werejag · Oct 17, 2007

hehhe cut the blue wire......... ummm they are all blue

FairlanePhantom · Oct 17, 2007

pretty much what I figured then. I can get a discount on multi meters, but for whatever reason, been holding off.

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