Is this boost driver useful to us??

[morphs]

I found this boost driver and I was wondering if it would be useful to us, while the lava drives are on back order. The voltage is there for blu rays and reds, but what about the current? It looks like it adjust to what ever it is operating, up to 500 ma. How could we set that, or do we have to?

 

[morphs]

Here's the link. http://www.dimensionengineering.com/datasheets/AnyVoltMicro.pdf
I couldn't post it until I had 10 posts..

 

[morphs]

This one might be better, but it says 1.5 amp output. Can we easily regulate that??
http://www.dimensionengineering.com/LVBoost.pdf

 

[bpace07]

Those are voltage regulating, we need current regulating.

 

[Kage]

This one might be better, but it says 1.5 amp output. Can we easily regulate that??
http://www.dimensionengineering.com/LVBoost.pdf

Those are kind of cute, but... there would be some problems :-?


Neither one is CURRENT regulated, which would require additional circuitry.

The first one is too big for most hosts, I would think, but has enough output to power a Bluray.

The second one, falls short of the needed 5.5V for driving the Bluray to full power, but could be used with Red LDs.

 

[morphs]

I figured there wouldn't be an easy way to modify them for our use, but I thought I would throw it out here anyway. I was hoping for a substitution until the Dr. can hook us up with some flex drives, but I guess I'll just have to wait.

-Jon