At 10:32 PM 1/12/03 -0800, you wrote: >I wanted to know the best method I can supply my gadget with DC power >without external power supply. I have a continuous moving parts (gear) >which is continuously forward and reverse. I can use DC motor as input >from gear to get input pulses. > >The pulse of course is in positive and negative due to forward and >reverse. >Any method to turn this positive and negative pulses into continuous DC >voltage of around 9-12 V DC, 600-800 mA. A bridge rectifier, big enough filter capacitor or rechargeable battery, and possibly a regulator (linear, stepup switching, buck-boost, buck or whatever, depending on what you get out of the power supply). Best regards, Spehro Pefhany --"it's the network..." "The Journey is the reward" speff@interlog.com Info for manufacturers: http://www.trexon.com Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers: http://www.speff.com -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads