Powering SSC-32 from regulated 5V DC?

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Hi guys,
I am yet to order my SSC-32 and have a question regarding powering the SSC-32. I understand that input voltage should be greater than 5.5V. But in my design, I will be using a picoPSU-120, 120w output, 12v input DC-DC Power Supply to power the motherboard and CPU.
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The ATX connector will provide me with regulated 5VDC upto 6A. Is there a way to supply this regulated 5V to power the SSC-32 by passing its built-in voltage regulator? That way, I can eliminate a power source just for the SSC-32.

Thanks.

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Why not pull the regulator, and jumper the input pin to the output pin.

Or check the specs on the regulator, and see if it can handle the 12v directly.

Alan KM6VV

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I’m not that familiar with the LM2937 regulator chip operating characteristics, but if it can handle +5v applied between the output and ground without issues, then the simple solution might be to connect your power supply directly to the ssc-32 board. One could connect the power supply +5v to one of the + pins on the board and the power supply ground to one of the - pins on the board.

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Hi aaqilkhan

I was able to use the mx06 regulator from LX. I use a 12V battery to power my ssc32 (logic and servos) and sabertooth.

In General Electronics there is a great discussion on a multi-purpose regulator.