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Originally posted by Serum
What would it cost to build MetalMan?
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Once I get the list of parts together, I can tell you. It's not that expensive, though.
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Originally posted by dabid
How big is "big"? I know the one I had you make for me was fairly small, would this one be larger because it's better and has more complex components?
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It's about 2 1/4" x 1 1/4" x 0.5" (thick). This is excluding the capacitor that is external (to reduce the size). The one I made for you was small, just 2 3-pin regulators, 2 small capacitors, and a small diode. That one is rated at 2amps and 6v, but only ~60-70% efficiency (depending on input voltage), whereas this switching one's efficiency is ~85-90% on 15v (but it gets higher as input voltage increases), and is rated at 3amps and 5volts.
I am working on the parts list, and it will soon be here.