[Soekris] voltage questions

[Poul-Henning Kamp]

In message <45DCCC28.7040400 at tiedyenetworks.com>, Mike writes:

>I have a solar site I want to convert over to 24v for effeciency 
>reasons. Soekris 4801 spec says it can only take 6v-20v - does anyone 
>know if it's possible to make it work up to say 28 or 30v without frying 
>it, or should I forget about it and stick with 12v?

The battery of a 24V system will go as high as 29.4V during charging
so you would be 47% over spec.

If you only have the soekris as load, I would stick with the 12V
system, the current is so low that the performance difference
between a 24V and 12V is insignificant.

If you have other, heavier loads, go with the 24V system and put
a small DC/DC converter in front of the soekris.

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