-={ 2016-10-06 22:45:03.872773379+11:00 }=-   
      
   Hey Tony!   
      
    TL> Still looking at approximately 40% efficiency at best for a linear   
    TL> regulator with 12V input.   
      
   Oh well.  Can't win them all.   
      
   So far the deal killer isn't the power supply it is the (mis)use of a 64 bit   
   cpu is where the real loss of efficiency is.  Also if I really wanted (or   
   needed) a purely DC setup I'd be inclined to go with an Intel Atom which I   
   already have a liberated linux-gnu OS working for.  Pure 64 bit too.   
      
   Life is good,   
   Maurice   
      
   ... Sceomiande man sceal in sceade hweorfan; scir in leohte geriseð.   
       A shamed man must go in the shadows; the pure belong in the light.   
   --- GNU bash, version 4.4.0(1)-release (x86_64-atom-linux-gnu)   
    * Origin: Little Mikey's Brain - Ladysmith BC, Canada (1:153/7001.0)