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davedarko wrote 01/01/2017 at 10:26

good one :)

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Thomas wrote 12/31/2016 at 17:28

What a coincidence! I just added a log entry with some musings about the extraordinary imperfections of a Chinese LM2596 DC/DC converter, and then this picture appeared in "My Feed".
Check this out: https://hackaday.io/project/16097-eforth-for-cheap-stm8s-value-line-gadgets/log/51072-a-dcdc-converter-with-a-voltmeter

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Craig Hissett wrote 12/20/2016 at 23:12

HAAAAAA! That is tremendous!

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Jose Rodriguez wrote 12/15/2016 at 10:31

Looks legit to me :D

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Ted Yapo wrote 12/13/2016 at 13:22

It probably has a very low quiescent current.

Cheap module ordered online? I have started putting simple SCR/fuse crossbars after these converters because I don't trust them :-) Even with the added parts, it's still cheaper than a module from a reputable supplier.

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davedarko wrote 12/13/2016 at 13:48

The lowest! That's an eBay order for my overhead LEDs / camera rig thing, since the LEDs get a bit warm I want to be able to dimm them.

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deʃhipu wrote 12/13/2016 at 13:53

Are you going to control the brightness by inserting and removing that piece of paper? ;-)

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davedarko wrote 12/13/2016 at 13:55

hm, I think the resistance would be too high.

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