I like this! I have two of those things from obsolete PC towers so why not?
Would the booster Mex was playing with be right for that? If the power supply can do 12v and 23a, then what would the amps be at 16v?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/DC-DC-600W-12-60V-To-12-80V-Booster-Step-Up-Power-Supply-Module-/251667269211?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a9889c65bMy buck converter test didn't come out "right" perhaps due to a poor match in the set-up I tested it with, so I would not want the same thing to happen with a boost type :(