Me need a mentor too! I want to make an 18v Regulated PS........

Sure dude. Your ram still going on strong in my notebook.

Shall we try to get this jazzy to give us some lessons at McD's?

I need 2 amps max. But I also need it to be powered from a 12 volt Car Battery.....so it's a little bit more complicated. A transformer is out....I want to make it small and as compact as posible. Currently I'm using one of those notebook adapters (with variable output) bought from Pasar Road, but it's like overkill for my purpose.

Really appreciate the offer, hope we can get something going.

Before I continue further, my apologies to MadZiz for hijacking his thread and his siffoo.

I already own a 12VDV to 220VAC power inverter (from LYN), a 220VAC to variable 12VDC-24VDC adapter, and also a 12VDC to variable 15VDC-24VDC adapter! (both of the latter from JP)
However, I would obviously prefer to have a small single box dedicated 12VDC to 18VDC adapter if possible.

For me, it won't be too much work learning to build a 12VDC - 18VDC inverter - the main thing I guess is to get the components, and the circuit diagram, then if you can tell me which side of the soldering iron to hold, I'm all ears to start..... The idea of the DIY is to keep my itchy fingers busy doing something productive. Otherwise they always get into trouble going where they are not supposed to.

And of course, to make some new friends like you & MadZiz. Have met plenty of nice people here in LYN so far! BTW jazzy939, don't go out of the way for me, ok? Just mull over it, and if you think it's not worth the effort, it's fine.

Actually part of the reason I'm building the inverter is because I want to use it to power the Cmoy which Eokboy built for me. So maybe Eokboy can give some idea of a suitable 18V PS design?

I have no idea what you built for me...it just sounds great to my ears.

Hang on a minute, I'm looking for 18 volts regulated, not 12 volts. Eokboy's CMoy is one of the devices I'm planning to use with the regulator. However, I do have some other stuff which needs an 18 volt supply.

Unfortunately....that is so. Back to the drawing board, I guess.

Well, not necessarily cheap.......the main criteria is small and light, first and foremost.

I don't know if Eokboy remembers, but I asked for the 18v because I wanted it to be able to drive my old inefficient pair of cans. It did it pretty well, using 2x9volt batteries. Also, as I mentioned earlier, I have other devices which require an 18v supply, and thus I'm trying to kill multiple birds with one stone.

Hmmm...buck-boost capacitor dc-dc voltage double..phew...long name! Or get MAXIM voltage doubler. - ijan, if this can be designed to fit into a matchbox sized casing (ok, even slightly larger than that), it's worth a try.

So you guys think there's no point in providing an 18VDC supply for the amp? I might as well just run it straight off a small 12v Sealed Lead Acid battery then.

Oh well, there goes my DIY project.

And for my other 18v requirements, I'll just link 3x6v SLA batteries in series together. Simple old fashioned solution.

Looks like I'll only be able to meet up with you and MadZiZ when we get the iBasso D1, eh?

I feel like I'm going to my DOOM!

Okay will pm you now.

Yalah, I'm just reading these posts with a dropped jaw....huh? huh? huh?

Well, I was trying to enrol in jazzy's DIY kindergarten here so that I could eventually learn to bi amp with those two darn sweet sounding tripath amps I bought from you.....but I think it's totally out of my league at the moment......

Didn't you notice dgrebel already called me uncle in the first page? You can call me anything as long as you let me call you siffoo.

Maybe Baby March ok 'cause that's what I am when it come to DIYing electronic stuff!

Whoa, this is swinging from electronics to chemistry lessons.....now my jaw has really dropped off my face.

Hey_hey_hey! I wanna learn to do something like that too! Is that from a standard DIY kit?

Heehee, dual digital displays for voltage and current output respectively was on the tip of my tongue....can do or not? I'm looking for a PSU with variable output control accurate to around 0.1 volts and 10 milliamps....analog readouts may not cut it.

But I got to go through kindergarten first, so ya, I'll join dgrebel on this one.

Me and bsl555 have a lunch appointment tomorrow today to look over the tonearm he got for me... So if we chat too much, I might not be able to make it to JP......I'll pm you my hp no. in a little while. I should still have dgrebel's. Will see if I can join you folks too. It's going to be a busy Saturday!

bsl555 is our resident DIY sifu in usj.com lah.

You left me out....I enrolled, but always ponteng class. Not yet started on my first project (PSU) somemore.

How about a class when the iBasso arrives? yuheng indicates quite likely this weekend can COD, so maybe on Sunday in Sunway?

Meanwhile, I'll try to finish my PSU project over the next couple of days so sifu jazzy can check and criticize my handiwork........

I still can't figure out what this smilie means.

Seniors? Not much better......go to the bank, join the senior citizens counter, you'll get what I mean. All those ppl looking with pity on you......

However, I wouldn't mind being called an evergreen (old, but always a hit). No problem with telling it like it is.