[Elphel-support] Elphel camera gets hot

[Ángel]

Thank you, Andrey.

2010/1/29 Andrey Filippov <andrey at elphel.com>

> Ángel,
>
> 62C is OK, the sandbox camera sits by the (really cold) window, so it is
> colder itself. Our other (standard PoE) cameras in the office show 50C-55C.
> Additionally - 12V is near the low margin of the 9-36V range of the  DC/DC
> converter used in your camera,   there is a diode bridge before the DC-DC
> that drops about 1.5V and so converter efficiency is somewhat lower than at
> higher voltages. If possible I would recommend using higher voltage
> batteries (i.e. 14V used in some notebooks).
>
> Andrey
>



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Elphel NC353L-369 (12-36 VDC) + Computar H2Z0414C-MP
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