On Jun 26, 5:09 pm, lili...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > On Jun 26, 1:16 pm, lili...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > On Jun 26, 4:10 pm, mrdarr...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > > On Jun 26, 12:20 pm, lili...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > > > Hello everybody,
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> > > > > I have a set of battery, but I only one hooked up to the
circuit, The
> > > > > other one act as a backup. I want to implement an electronic
unit that
> > > > > will change (swap) the batteries.Therefore the wiring will need
to be
> > > > > changed. The circuit need to sup****t 5amp of continuous current.
Here
> > > > > is what I want to implement.
> > > > > from:
> > > > > A to C
> > > > > B to D
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> > > > > to:
> > > > > A to D
> > > > > B to C
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> > > > > Is it better to use a analogue or digital switching approach. I
am
> > > > > just worried that digital might take too much energy by keeping
those
> > > > > transistor or mosfet open and close.
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> > > > > Li
>
> > > > You mean something like this? (view in fixed-width font, for
example,
> > > > with Notepad)
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> > > > +---+ +----+ +---+
> > > > |(+)|--switch A--| |--switch C--|(+)|
> > > > | | |Load| | |
> > > > | | | | | |
> > > > |(-)|--switch B--| |--switch D--| |
> > > > +---- +----+ +---+
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> > > > Batt 1 Batt 2
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> > > Michael, This is basically what I want to do.
> > > The battery will run a very small motor and a light.
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> > > Li
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> > Looks like a double-pole-double-throw switch will work
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> > see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switch
> > look under DPDT
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> > seems simpler than a MOSFET solution.
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> > When exactly do you want to switch?
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> > Michael
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> This was one of the initial idea, Maybe have a servo motor to control
> the switch. ( and a PIC chip to supervise the whole operation)
> K
What about using a relay instead of a motor?
Again I do not want too much energy loss while the relay is on
Li


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