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I want to run a 24 volt motor froma 12 volt source. Is there a way to step the voltage up so the that it can get 24 volts. I know I can give it 12 volts and it will work, just half as fast... but I don't want that. Thanks.
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Posts: 72 | From: Fraser, MI | Registered: Feb 2000
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I newer saw anything like that in the kit or box, that converts 12V to 24V, but I am sure, that it can be done. Basically you need transformer to build up voltage. Transformers can lower or higher Voltage. I know that you can buy 24V to 12V converter, and if inside are just coils it should work in opposite way too (JMO).
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Posts: 1820 | From: Ljubljana, Slovenia | Registered: Jan 2000
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Yes, I believe a voltage doubling circuit could do so.. However, I'm not sure on the actual construction.. I think its two caps in series with one inductor in parralel, but lets see if Tech Man responds, and I'll look it up in the meanwhile.
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You could always build a small switching suppply to run a 2:1 transformer, then rectify the output voltage down to whatever you want it to be. Of course, by the time you've done this, that cheap motor just turned into the more expensive one built for 12V.....
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How much current do you need for the motor, is it big or small. DC-DC supplies can be built pretty inexpensively but it all depends. Let me know what the current capabilities need to be and I will do my best to help you out.
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