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Pro tip:

Most Wall AC Adapters will operate at 48V. This has been used by the ebike community for a while to power lights and accessories. I use an 120VAC molex hdd ac adapter to get 12V and 5VDC out of 48V batteries.



You can put 48vdc into a 120vac adapter?




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