Jesse
Researching buck boost circuit implementation.
Researching buck boost circuit implementation.
Searching through scrap for proper value capacitors, de-soldering.
Reading about power supply designs.
Reading about buck circuit design.
Testing power transistors with mosfet driver and arduino pulse.
Breadboard mosfet experiments
Preparing ATX supplies for use without motherboards. Measuring output voltages and researching power supply implementations.
Reading about modifying ATX power supplies
Wires getting far too hot on mosfet output from breadboard. Testing heat sink mounting and soldered solutions to rapid heatup associated with learning how to use mosfets and inductors.
Reading about cuk converter implementations.
Burning diodes and a mosfet. Experimenting with mosfet control.
Messing around with new mosfet drivers. Custom winding and testing inductor value.
Reading about component selection for power supplies
Disassembled computer power supply for parts. Studied components with LCR meter.
Updated wiki and researched proper ways to drive MOSFET.
Shopped around for and ordered LCR Meter.
Assembled/soldered small power supply, read about inductors, learned to measure signals with handheld oscilloscope. Trying to learn how to measure inductance with my current setup.
Trying to drive MOSFET with MOSFET driver. Soldered MOSFET driver circuit and attempted to power.
Recorded PWM video, published to wiki.
Going over MOSFET data sheets, trying to rectify wall current with salvaged components while I wait for rectifier diodes.