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| Bender:
I'm thinking of building a bartop from an old laptop and I'd like it all to run off the laptop so I think that means I'm limited to the 5V from the usb the marquee are would be quite small like 3 x 14 or so so I don't need a crazy amount of light so does anyone know if a Nova Matrix run on 5v just dimmer? |
| RandyT:
Sorry, no. It absolutely requires 12v to even fire up. RandyT |
| Bender:
anyone know of a way to get 12v out of a laptop or maybe I could install some kind of rechargeable 12v battery Any Ideas? |
| patrickl:
I once used one of those notebook USB led lamps (which came free with something), but that was for a cab based on a PocketPC. Are you going to open the notebook? Maybe you can find 12V inside? The adapter for the notebook itself might even give 12V. |
| headkaze:
--- Quote from: Bender on August 26, 2008, 12:10:08 am ---anyone know of a way to get 12v out of a laptop or maybe I could install some kind of rechargeable 12v battery Any Ideas? --- End quote --- Have a look on ebay for an ide to usb adapter, they are quite cheap, but they also have an 12V power adapter with molex connector. So you could attach it to a PC power cable and rig it up to power the LEDWiz. So you would just need to be able to plug it into the wall to power it. |
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