Very true. So I guess even just using a li-po or li-ion on the bone would
be much easier.

-Wil
On Nov 5, 2013 11:59 PM, "Brandon I" <[email protected]> wrote:

> > A cap big enough should be able to handle that.
>
> Not sure if I did my math right, but for 2 seconds at 2W (beaglebone will
> be booting), and assuming his 24V to 5V regulator can regulate with an
> input voltage all the way down to 12V, that's around 20mF. I guess that's
> doable with $$$.
>
> It wouldn't be as simple as connecting the cap to the accessories line,
> since this would absolutely destroy your relay contacts from the inrush in
> charging this gigantic cap from 0V. And, you would have to throw a diode in
> so you didn't power *all* of your accessories with this cap.
>
>
> On Tue, Nov 5, 2013 at 9:15 PM, Wilfredo Nieves 
> <[email protected]>wrote:
>
>> Not necessarily , my car is a 95 3kgt and it starts within 1-2 seconds of
>> turning it over. A cap big enough should be able to handle that. As for the
>> 24v idk how I didn't catch that, but then again who knows it is possible.
>>
>> -Wil
>> On Nov 5, 2013 9:30 PM, "Brandon I" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>  > I've connected beagleboneblack to my car power supply with 24V to 5V
>>> step down.
>>>
>>> 24V "power supply" in a car? If this means you're this from the
>>> accessories circuit, you're doomed. Accessories are turned off while the
>>> car is being started, and a cap won't be enough to power the beaglebone,
>>> since they stay off as long as you're turning the engine. Another problem
>>> is, you'll corrupt the filesystem with an out-of-the-box beaglebone. You'll
>>> *have to* use a read only file system.
>>>
>>> You could tie the beaglebone directly to the battery (with a fuse of
>>> course) and use some circuit to monitor when to turn it on and off.
>>>
>>> On Tuesday, November 5, 2013 9:24:49 AM UTC-8, Wilfredo Nieves wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I think you should be fine as long as you don't use a value that is too
>>>> high or too low. Too high may cause problems with rise time and too low may
>>>> not keep enough power supplied for the board to stay powered up. Also  caps
>>>> aren't like batteries, the charge almost instantaneously where as batteries
>>>> need time to fully charge so as long as you can get the cap charged fast
>>>> enough the board should power up without any problems.
>>>>
>>>> -Wil
>>>> On Nov 5, 2013 8:27 AM, "satya gowtham kudupudi" <[email protected]>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Thank you. I will give a try. As per the post here
>>>>> https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/beagleboard/
>>>>> aXv6An1xfqI/mURD3LfQ5dMJ? the power source should have proper rise
>>>>> time. I'm afraid a capacitor will increase the rise time. Any way I'll 
>>>>> give
>>>>> a try.
>>>>>
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