Will i be able to use a 12v power supply with this? i'm confused on what "can board to take power +5v" means.
1463254
Yes. With a 12v supply, use the onboard voltage regulator to supply the onboard 5v. There will be either a switch or jumper to use the onboard regulator. Don't supply over 16v volts with the regulator activated, or it will fry. Gooogle "L298 Users guide"
1184558
Yes, two connectors will have 12V available and two will have 5V. Just make sure not to exceed the current rating of the power supply.
252471
Dont use anything unless you know for a fact it will work with the power supply youre using.
215546
I confirm what it as been said before by the others, no problem unless you use it with a very sensitive equipment. Another way to do it is to use a 14v adapter to get 12v at the end if you have a voltage drop. But normally the equipment have a tolerance and you should be good.
220299
I would not recommend doing this as the extra voltage will indeed damage the motherboard and may damage your psu. It could even overheat.
1985596
I used 5V with no problem. Couldn;t find the specification but everything above 2.5 i think is considered a high
2031362
This board has two voltage pins:5V, and 3.3V. I think if you supply it with either or both it will work.
1082095
Yes 12v is too much, use only 5v unless you want to replace that surface mount regulator.
435994
....use any ole 12V power supply you have left over from stuff you've thrown away. it will need to be 300ma or higher. polarity does matter!
607046
No, this is not a power supply, only a controller. You still have to provide a separate power supply.
1570344
Maybe, but not recommended, you should have a PSU that provide AT LEAST 18 A in the +12 V rail.
1590943
I wouldn't. The supplied power supply is 15v, 1A. I don't know how it's regulated inside the box, but it's likely that it goes through a second stage of regulation, dropping the voltage to the 12v range...at least that's how I would design it. If you drop the power supply to 12 volts, it'll mess up that circuitry. Even if you were to use a 15v 3A power supply, it's unlikely it would make any difference. Overall power consumption is minimal and going from a power block with a 15 watt capacity to one with a 45 watt capacity is unlikely to do anything. (And it might even hurt things...running a poorly designed power supply far below rated capacity can sometimes cause the output voltage to increase above spec. That might explain why it worked okay on the 12 volt unit.)
1966934
Just go on ebay and order a 12 volt 10 amps. power supply.I just buy one at 30$ shipping included.If you have time to wait a bit and not too much money to spend on it.
752466
Yes. A good quality 800w power supply would be enough. Just make sure your psu delivers at least 70A on the 12V rail.
1540945
You have to use an external 12v dc supply, not sure about the double pole ?
726458
I would say it it is however this thing does not come with a power supply so you have to solder your own power 12 vdc supply. So can you do that is the question.
785402
there are many power supply available ,look for a 12 volt dc. and it should work