Power Pops Fanout - 1 Input with 4 Outputs
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The Power Pops Fanout 1 to 4 version is a simple DC power splitter.
This board is designed to take one input DC power feed and split it into 4 outputs.
Each output on the board has an mini-automobile style fuse that is rated up to 5 amps.
Additionally, each output has a LED status indicator to show if power is flowing to that specific output; therefore showing that power is present and that the fuse is good.
There is a switch on the board that activates the function of all the status LEDs thereby allowing the user to turn off the LEDs unless needed. This switch does NOT turn off the power feed. It has no affect on the flow of power except to the LED indicators.
General Features
The Power Pops Fanout board has these main features
1. Supports the splitting of up to 20 amps of DC power into 4 individual power outlets of up to 5 amps each.
2. Is a DIY board using all through hole components for easy DIY soldering.
3. Was designed to support up to 20 amps of DC power at a maximum of 28 Volts.
4. Input & output power can be soldered directly to the board or mounted via 9.3mm(input) and 5mm(outputs) terminal blocks.
5. Each power output is individually fused with a status LED indicating the state of power and the fuse.
6. Has 3 mounting holes.
The board is professionally manufactured with 1oz copper and the holes are through plated. This makes for easy and more error free soldering.
Order some boards
You can order your own boards from Holiday Lighting. They are stocking both bare PCBs and full Kits.
You can find them at: www.holiday.lighting.com
Fuses
The board has four independently fused power outputs.
The board is designed to use mini automobile style fuses.
Each fuse can be any value up to 5 Amps.
Disclaimers
USE the Power Pops Fanout board at Your Own Risk !
The Power Pops Fanout board has NO warranty expressed or implied
BOM - Bill of Materials
The BOM contains these parts:
- One 9.3mm (lead spacing) terminal block for power input.
- Four 5.08mm terminal blocks for power output.
- Four 1/4W resistors. The value of the resistors depends on the input voltage and LED used. Typical values for LEDs with 3.4V forward voltage with a 20ma current rating are shown on the back of the board.
- Four indicator 3mm LEDs. Any color can be used. The Forward Voltage and current draw of the LED factor into the resistor value combination.
- Four Fuses, mini Automobile style, any combination with any value up to 5 Amps maximum.
- Four Fuse Holders, specifically Keystone parts: 3544-2 or 3634-2. Please note that 3634-2 has a mechanism to hold the fuse especially tight. Some folks may find this annoying; therefore, 3544-2 is recommended.
- One SPST mini switch. eg. Sparkfun part: xxxxxx
Construction Information
The ESPixel Pops is a pretty easy build. The real trick is deciding how you plan to power your pixels as that will affect what you do with the board wiring.
Wiring The Power Pops Fanout board
Along the bottom of the board are 5 connection points. (as viewed from the top...) The two on the left are for input power. The three on the right are for pixel connection.
You can either solder on a terminal block or directly solder your wires to the board, or do a mix ! The Terminal block has 3.81mm hole spacing. (The more common 5mm terminal blocks would have made the board too wide)