Solid Camera RushBuster

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The Solid Camera RushBuster is your DC power guardian for critical applications. The goal is to deal with common DC power problems in a way that keeps your devices running and safe even when bad things happen.
Reverse polarity, over voltage, under-voltage, electrical noise, and high-inrush currents can sink a DC system. The RushBuster can keep it clean and sorted.

The heart of the RushBuster is the Inrush Control System. This is a system that can manage the large rush of current required when a device is initially powered up. In the case of large display panels and other devices – the current needed to get the device up and running can be 5-10 times the current required to run it. This huge inrush of current will cause a drop in the supply voltage which can cause problems with devices booting up, cause other running devices to shut down or generate errors. Following the large rush of current, the next problem is the resulting voltage spike. The voltage spike is the natural consequence of a large current change in a short amount of time. The RushBuster drastically reduces the current spike and therefore the voltage spike never happens. If there is an unexpected voltage spike from another device, the RushBuster can deal with spikes as high as 80 volts. They are clamped and dissipated so the system never sees anything above 18 volts.

This box provides 2 separate DC power inputs and one output. Two power sources give the user the ability to have constant power. The inputs are polarity agnostic which means they will work even if the polarity is reversed. The two inputs are combined in a way where the highest voltage will power the majority of the output load. If both input voltages are matched, the load is divided evenly between them. In the case of using two batteries to power the output load, the battery with the highest voltage will initially carry the load until its voltage matches the other battery where they will equally share the responsibility to deliver power to the load.

Over voltage and under-voltage are common in DC systems even when the correct power supplies are used. Hot patching and switching various loads is common and can create significant inductive voltage spikes. In testing, we have seen 70 volts after powering up a 17 inch LCD display. During startup, the monitor drops the voltage, followed by a large spike. The RushBuster corrects these conditions so your devices never see the problem.

In the event of a user plugging in a power supply that has a voltage too high, the RushBuster simply shuts off – protecting everything downstream from over voltage damage.

Technical notes:
The RushBuster is not a regulator. That means the average output voltage is the same as the input voltage.
The operational voltage range is 10v-17v. It will clip fast voltage spikes up to 80v. If persistent voltage greater than 18 volts is applied to the input, the unit will immediately shut down.
Power supplies and cables only need to deliver the average current requirements, while the RushBuster delivers the fast current transients that are a hallmark of modern electronics like displays, computers, battery chargers, etc.