picopsu

Hello all! I am an Electrical Engineer, focused on Power, and Ive been wanting to expand my knowledge into pcb design and hardware design. I was hoping to model out and maybe eventually create my own pico PSU, but I am hoping there would be a little more help in starting it. i know I could just...

I have been asked to make a smaller version of my BRICKMOD-500 (aka BRICKMOD1) so here we go... smaller volume than FLEX With this kit you can build your own small external brick with up to 230W output power. planned specs (still WIP): black anodized aluminum case for improved passive cooling...

This thread is meant to collect your builds and experience with DC-DC power supplies such as the commonly known plug-in picoPSU. Thehack already started a very good Guide to 12V PSU some years ago. (thank you!) Another very good guide for beginners was published by LAZER3D: DC-DC Power Supply...

It looks like schematics for PDCBs are not easily available, at least I was unable to find one to look at when I wanted to. So I ended up tracing a spare board I've got. If you're wandering how these things work, what can and cannot be done, maybe thinking of doing something custom, well, here...

15 years past since my last build I decided do get myself a new rig to do a bit of office work and light gaming. My wife was quick to point out the importance of a small and aesthetic chassi so after some digging around I found the Jonsbo C2 to fit the purpose. I also wanted it to be somewhat...

A neat lil' build I did. This is going to the permanent home for my 2600X and GTX 1070. Components: - Dancase A4-SFX - 2600X - EVGA GTX 1070 - Asrock B350 - NH-L9a - 100mm slim fan (no poop here!) - Silverstone SFX 450W (it's crap, I hate it but I'm working on a 12V DC-DC solution) -...

The issue is with the pico PSU, but I'll get to that just after some quick background.. This is an HTPC build, primarily to play 4k content and specifically aiming for 4k/60Hz capability. Parts are: APU/mobo as above 8Gb 2666Mhz today, 3200Mhz arrives tomorrow. Samsung 960 Evo M.2 DC-DC...

Hi, everyone! I want to build small mini ITX system with 160W picoPSU+192W power brick in Streacom F7C case. 65W CPU - i7 8700 Noctua NH-L9i or alternative 30W GPU - Low Profile GT1030 2*16GB DDR4 1*m2 NVMe SSD 1*80mm fan + sometimes 1-2 external USB HDDs. Most demanding task will be...

hi all, So I'm planning a build: Ryzen R5-1600 (65W) Asrock ab350-itx (incl. intel wifi+bt module) Noctua n9li Rx550 (50W) Nvme ssd 1x8gb ram stick Possibly 1 or 2 sata ssd. I've tried https://outervision.com/power-supply-calculator which said 171W total so it recommends 220+W psu (I think...

Hello guys! This is my first post on the forum. I'm an SFF lover, and have been following the forum for over an year. I decided making an account now and posting this thread because I think I might have had a cool idea (if it is possible to build, of course). So, basically, is making the...

I have for sale a Mini-Box pico 160-XT bundled with an Adaptec 192W brick. They both function perfectly at their rated wattages and were only in service for 10 hours, but I need something with a little more oomph. It will come in the original box with everything supplied to me by Mini-Box/Ituner...

Hello fellow SFF enthusiasts... Background Essentially a desktop PC you can take on-board a plane with your roller bag. Status: stable Spec Dump: Case: NFC S4 Mini Desert Night #85 PSU: HDPLEX DC-160W + 330W 19.5V Adapter CPU: Intel Core i7 6700T HSF: Noctua NH-L9i MOBO: Gigabyte H170N-WiFi...

This thread is the Stratos/X/Aer series of cases. Stratos: TBA. Simple APU case. Stratos X Order: https://j-hackcompany.com/?product=j-hack-stratos-x#case Stratos Aer: TBA. Single full height slot, 135mm CPU cooler. For the quiet lovers. The journey 6 years ago, when I first started 3D...

Hi, guys. This might be a very specific request but it would really help if someone could answer this. Does anyone of you use the PicoPSU-80-WI-32V and have a way to measure it's operating current when the PC is turned off? I don't want to know the power draw from the wall, that would include...