I have a project I want to work on and I figure that the most knowledgeable people on electronics would be those who KNOW electronics! So, after searching, I found here! Thanks for being here, answering questions for Noobies and just being cool...
My problem (If you would help...): I need to make a standard 12V cigarette lighter adapter output only 5V, 2A. But, (And you know there is ALWAYS a but with this kind of stuff!) I need to make it stable. As to NOT destroy my electronics! And I'd like to be able to squeeze it into a "common" lighter plug, similar to this:
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So, how would I go about doing it? Schematics would be cool, but a general understanding and a prod in the right direction would work good too.
(I have done searches until I'm blue in the fingers and only one place had what I needed but doesn't sell it anymore. eBay doesn't carry anything like it and all of the "Universal Car Adapters" jump from 4.5 to 6V and almost never approach 2A! Besides, what would I do with all of this solder?!)
Thanks In Advance!
My problem (If you would help...): I need to make a standard 12V cigarette lighter adapter output only 5V, 2A. But, (And you know there is ALWAYS a but with this kind of stuff!) I need to make it stable. As to NOT destroy my electronics! And I'd like to be able to squeeze it into a "common" lighter plug, similar to this:
**broken link removed**
So, how would I go about doing it? Schematics would be cool, but a general understanding and a prod in the right direction would work good too.
(I have done searches until I'm blue in the fingers and only one place had what I needed but doesn't sell it anymore. eBay doesn't carry anything like it and all of the "Universal Car Adapters" jump from 4.5 to 6V and almost never approach 2A! Besides, what would I do with all of this solder?!)
Thanks In Advance!