[Milsurplus] Why Don't They Melt?

[Gordon Smith]

Hi Dave,
The specifications on that converter are a bit 
misleading. It should say "Up to 600 Watts under 
specific input/output conditions" . Here is the 
manual for it: 
https://electronilab.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/BOOST-600W-user-manual.pdf 
.

Per page 2, the input is limited to 15 amps and 
the output is limited to 10 amps. So one has 
design around those amperage limitations. So if 
you use 28 VDC input, you'll be fine. And you'll 
JUST be able to output the needed 10 amps.

73, Gordon KJ6IKT

At 07:33 AM 5/19/2022, David Stinson wrote:
>I have a project brewing which requires 32 Volts
>at 10 amps.  I intend to use a 600 Watt DC/DC
>converter which will input anything from 12 to 60
>volts unregulated and output a constant 32 volts.
>Here's one such:
><https://www.amazon.com/Dasiter-Converter-12-60V-Step-up-Transformer/dp/B08B63RYD6/>https://www.amazon.com/Dasiter-Converter-12-60V-Step-up-Transformer/dp/B08B63RYD6/
>
>If I input 12 volts, I'm gonna need about 26 amps plus or minus
>to get 32 volts at 10 amps out.  That's half the rated power
>this thing specs.
>
>Trouble is- Look at those input and output connectors.
>How on earth can one pull 320 Watts, much less 600, through
>those little screw terminals??  I'll probably go 28V in just
>to knock the input current down to something reasonable.
>
>Dave S.
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