Tapping 13v

[Dan Compton]

Hi All. I have a 5v step down board so I can feed my PI-SDRIQ+ from the HFIQ and save space on power supplies. Has anyone tapped the 13v on the HFIQ to do this, and where did you find the best spot to pull power from?

[Björn]

I've built an setup similar to IQ64 using this little step-down converter:

https://www.electrokit.com/produkt/dc-dc-omvandlare-4-5-14v-0-6-6v-50w/

I just put it on the incoming power wire and attached it with a strapper!

Really neat and powerful. Not really sure how quite it is though... I wound the wire to the HFIQ after where I attached the DC/DC step-down two turns around a Fair-rite #31 10.5mm choke to minimize the impact.