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Review on SMAKN® Converter Supply Module OUTPUT by Norman Costello

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Works like a champ!

Works like a master even with different voltages. I am using this to power a Raspberry Pi connected to a controller. which runs on a 12 volt battery but has an internal charging circuit. Voltage ranges from 12v to nearly 14v, and in my rig I hooked it up to a drained PC power supply that was only making 11.6v. It worked like a champ. Even if the voltage suddenly drops, the Pi never sees it and never restarts. When I accidentally reversed the polarity on the input, nothing burned out, it just didn't come out on the 5V side. It was the best money I could spend and saved me dozens of hours building and testing my own solution.

Pros
  • Widely used in car devices such as LED display, hard disk player, MP3, DVD, GPS, etc.
Cons
  • old