Filip Piorski
Filip Piorski
  • 3
  • 57 575
My Favorite Transistor Riddle
I just realized that I've never seen anyone discuss this on UA-cam and it's way too awesome for that to be the case!
-- High Res Photos --
piorski.pl/highres/IMG_1414.jpg
piorski.pl/highres/IMG_1415.jpg
piorski.pl/highres/IMG_1431.jpg
piorski.pl/highres/IMG_1432.jpg
piorski.pl/highres/IMG_1433.jpg
piorski.pl/highres/IMG_1434.jpg
-- Links --
RAP's columns from '96: (p. 14, 13 and 15)
www.introni.it/pdf/Bob%20Pease%20Lab%20Notes%20Part%203.pdf
Photon Emission from Avalanche Breakdown in Silicon:
journals.aps.org/pr/abstract/10.1103/PhysRev.102.369
More on why silicon is far from the best material when it comes to light emissions:
spectrum.ieee.org/semiconductors/processors/light-from-silicon
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_and_indirect_band_gaps
Переглядів: 5 535

Відео

The cheapest and simplest way of getting a negative voltage rail
Переглядів 48 тис.4 роки тому
This video shows how to get negative voltage from those cheap LM2596-based buck converter boards. I know I would've liked to known this was possible a year or two ago so hopefully someone can make use of this. If your converter doesn't start up even after the mod then just keep increasing the bulk capacitance.
Ender 3 (Pro)/5 (Pro) LCD backlight mod - night mode without a cover
Переглядів 4,5 тис.4 роки тому
Just a quick video showing you how to mod your Ender 3/5/3 Pro/5 Pro/whichever else uses this LCD PCB to be able to switch off the backlight and get some good night's sleep while the printer is printing. I made it mostly to practice video recording (Canon EOS 600D) and editing (DaVinci Resolve) Links: wolfganghsu's snap-on LCD cover: www.thingiverse.com/thing:3670360 DPmakes' instructable on (m...

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @jost459
    @jost459 2 місяці тому

    Such boards from China normally have a fake chip, it is not from TI. But of course the board will work.

  • @vlad_kach_
    @vlad_kach_ 2 місяці тому

    Hello from EiTI 👌🏽

  • @Dazzwidd
    @Dazzwidd 3 місяці тому

    Those switchmode converters are a very useful tool. I'll tell you one useful application, in analogue circuits where you need an adjustable bias voltage below zero but have only a positive single rail supply

  • @pir869
    @pir869 5 місяців тому

    what data sheet did you get the info from,i can't find the lm2596 used as an inverter anywhere.

  • @rubtan1
    @rubtan1 5 місяців тому

    no funciona genera corto y se calienta el integrado

  • @Avalanchanime
    @Avalanchanime 5 місяців тому

    Lmao that so cool, but so dumb. Thanks man xd

  • @wiradharma7030
    @wiradharma7030 6 місяців тому

    I buy the ti chip and made the inverting circuit, damn I got plenty of that board🤦

  • @IainDavies-z2l
    @IainDavies-z2l 6 місяців тому

    Just turn your meter wires the other way round!!

  • @andrewFJ
    @andrewFJ 6 місяців тому

    Great presentation, thank you man!

  • @ImasterIIchiefI
    @ImasterIIchiefI 7 місяців тому

    I did the exact same and my buck converter just gets warm am i doing something wrong ? im using a LM2596S the board looks the same as the video

  • @thecheapaudioengineer
    @thecheapaudioengineer 8 місяців тому

    I used to use buck-boost converter for negative voltages

  • @sajohaker
    @sajohaker 8 місяців тому

    I used the xl7015 buck converter for negative voltage in a similar way, it is excellent

  • @scootndute579
    @scootndute579 9 місяців тому

    Great video!

  • @peatmoss4415
    @peatmoss4415 10 місяців тому

    I took inspiration from your video and made two sources. I didn't include regulated output. ua-cam.com/video/IOWBzwuNXaw/v-deo.html

  • @rhiantaylor3446
    @rhiantaylor3446 11 місяців тому

    Neat !

  • @WagonLoads
    @WagonLoads Рік тому

    Will this board supply enough current to replace a 9V battery pack made of AA batteries? I have a metal detector that runs on +12v and -9v with a shared GND. I was wanting to replace it with a higher capacity 12V LiPo pack. Then use a circuit like in this video...to get the -9v.. Would this circuit work for what I am trying to do?

  • @shaunmorrissey7313
    @shaunmorrissey7313 Рік тому

    nobody else spots the issue?

    • @davey2k12
      @davey2k12 3 місяці тому

      What issue 😂 please tell 😂😂

  • @pinduro1618
    @pinduro1618 Рік тому

    Hi, I found this site a few years back looking for a regulated negative supply (6v, ~500mA) for my tape recorders from some 18v power tool batteries. It works very well. I added the ripple filter described in the datasheet, giving me about 5-10mV of ripple. I wanted to try two buck converters to give +12/-6V but I haven't had the guts lol. I might get some more boards and study your video more. Thanks for making it!

  • @OMNI_INFINITY
    @OMNI_INFINITY Рік тому

    Thanks! Any photos or diagrams of the specifics of that mod? Thanks in advance👍🏻

  • @ruwanpremashantha428
    @ruwanpremashantha428 Рік тому

    Greate

  • @Teejaa6
    @Teejaa6 Рік тому

    Please I need variable analog converter circuit diagram that can convert 0-10v positive 0 to -10v output.

  • @0MoTheG
    @0MoTheG Рік тому

    Also remember: Maybe you do not need one! Only the electrodes of the circuit need to be within the rail, that does not mean that the input resistors need to be.

    • @FPiorski
      @FPiorski Рік тому

      Oh yes, most definitely. On that note, bootstrapping op amps is an interesting technique (like in AN-1593)

  • @baghdadiabdellatif1581
    @baghdadiabdellatif1581 Рік тому

    Thank you

  • @dannylong6966
    @dannylong6966 Рік тому

    Works great. I just implemented it for the analog section of my DIY oscilloscope.

  • @HolzmannCFD
    @HolzmannCFD Рік тому

    Thanks for that interesting video. I will try to use the negative voltage to get a better control of the p-MOSFET I am using. Lets see if I got everything correct :)

  • @arthurdefreitaseprecht2648

    Man I just want to thank you! This video is excellent, and it very helpful. It is the only which I've found about the topic. Really nice content, thank you!

  • @kiaas
    @kiaas Рік тому

    wait, is the output capacitor ok with this being polarized?

  • @CraigHollabaugh
    @CraigHollabaugh Рік тому

    This is exactly what I needed, thanks from Colorado.

  • @Kanken-jl7oe
    @Kanken-jl7oe Рік тому

    tysm for this video, i've been trying to get this to work for the longest time and couldn't figure out why my supply kept triggering overcurrent, but you explained it perfectly!

  • @djmips
    @djmips Рік тому

    "Now, when I have finished my inspection, and I am still mad as hell because I have wasted a lot of time being fooled by a bad component - what do I do? I usually WIDLARIZE it, and it makes me feel a lot better. How do you WIDLARIZE something? You take it over to the anvil part of the vice, and you beat on it with a hammer, until it is all crunched down to tiny little pieces, so small that you don’t even have to sweep it off the floor. It makes you feel better. And you know that that component will never vex you again. That’s not a joke, because sometimes if you have a bad pot or a bad capacitor, and you just set it aside, a few months later you find it slipped back into your new circuit and is wasting your time again. When you WIDLARIZE something, that is not going to happen. And the late Bob Widlar is the guy who showed me how to do it. Bob Pease - Troubleshooting Analog Circuits"

  • @treadmillrepair754
    @treadmillrepair754 Рік тому

    I trying the same but not works. Power supply show a short circuit.

  • @p.g.pg38
    @p.g.pg38 Рік тому

    Hi Filip. Thanks for this video. There are also small modules (1 or 2€) which give directly outputs v+, gnd and v-. The output current is not very high (100mA to 800mA, with sometimes a difference between the max current on + and - output). Have you ever been test these modules and what do you think about them?

    • @OMNI_INFINITY
      @OMNI_INFINITY Рік тому

      Bought one of those recently. Waiting for it to arrive. Those are low cost and do seem much easier👍🏻

  • @MatiasDLevy
    @MatiasDLevy Рік тому

    Is there any way to do the startup input current trick on the XL4016? It doesn't have an enable pin

  • @cybermsantos
    @cybermsantos Рік тому

    It is a bad regulator because in the event of a short, the unregulated voltage passes to the load.

  • @aloha_ohana
    @aloha_ohana Рік тому

    For those that don't have Resistor Color Band Codes memorized, the 68 Ohm resistor you need will have color bands that are Blue, Gray, Black, Gold.

  • @amirfathirad2965
    @amirfathirad2965 2 роки тому

    i wished i watched this video sooner it is for over a year now i was trying everything to get a negative voltage from a positive voltage without moving the ground so i can have positive ground and negative and everything i tried ended up to not working or moving the ground i tried the lm2596 too with the schematic in the datasheet but it never worked god knows how much i thought about that and why it doesnt work and finally it seems i know why i cant bellieve the answer was just more amp and i was thinking there must be a short in the circuit i built so i teared everything apart and started again and again and again from scratch i was almost ready to give up on it when i found this video

  • @AlpineTheHusky
    @AlpineTheHusky 2 роки тому

    Also while the chip being fake it doesnt make it that different. Sometimes All that really changes is the long term durability

  • @AlpineTheHusky
    @AlpineTheHusky 2 роки тому

    This just blew my mind you can just "Hook it up differently and get a negative voltage". Thank you my man

  • @fatigmakers
    @fatigmakers 2 роки тому

    thank you a lot, the ender 2 pro use exactly the same board model. LCD without light is good to me.

  • @thespencerowen
    @thespencerowen 2 роки тому

    Thank you for sharing. I have the same Buck converter. While I do get a negative voltage, it starts getting really hot.

    • @treadmillrepair754
      @treadmillrepair754 Рік тому

      Hi, I try it, but mine does not work at all. I don't do any mod still. Any idea?

  • @gerdi5518
    @gerdi5518 2 роки тому

    Great video. I have a Ender 3 pro and I like to mount a potentiometer to adjust the brightness. I have a camera that watches the work in the night and I want to take a look at the display to look at the percentage of the printing process. The display is too bright, so that the camera switches not in the night mode properly some times. So I want to dim it a little.

  • @LaurenceGough
    @LaurenceGough 2 роки тому

    Thanks for the video, what a shame they don't include the control already.

  • @AshiqurRahman
    @AshiqurRahman 2 роки тому

    How can I get both positive and negative supply to drive 741cn operational amplifier

  • @jochenb3776
    @jochenb3776 2 роки тому

    This is great, really appreciate you sharing this. DC-DC converters with a negative voltage output are virtually non-existent. I was able to finish the re-design of a vintage computer power supply with easy to get parts. Thanks!

    • @0MoTheG
      @0MoTheG Рік тому

      What are you talking about? The ICs are easily available. You mean that the full circuit as a cheap bare component is harder to get? Get a isolated one instead!

    • @Ipsissimus
      @Ipsissimus 7 місяців тому

      @@0MoTheG Hmm, I'm dumb. can you give me an example of one on Amazon? I can't find any.

  • @Aman95YT
    @Aman95YT 2 роки тому

    Great video! One question, how many ohms was the resistor you used? Thanks!

  • @overbuiltautomotive1299
    @overbuiltautomotive1299 2 роки тому

    You have a good channel my friend God bless i hope to see more . this reminds me of the can transistor with top cut off and used as a solar panel cell

  • @danielfernandes2813
    @danielfernandes2813 2 роки тому

    Thank you so much!

  • @englishrupe01
    @englishrupe01 2 роки тому

    Really great idea.....thanks!

  • @MertNazmiSerin
    @MertNazmiSerin 2 роки тому

    can we use two smps dc psu unit in serial and we have negative voltage? For op-amp ics ?

    • @FPiorski
      @FPiorski 2 роки тому

      You can put any two voltage sources in series, as long as they're isolated. So you can chain two batteries, define the point where they meet as ground and say that the other terminal of one of the batteries is V+ and the other terminal of the other battery is V-. You *cannot* do that with most mains SMPS's, because their output grounds are tied to earth ground! In other words, they are not isolated with respect to each other. Don't try to disconnect the earthing from one of them, as then if something fails inside and one of the mains wires touches the chassis, instead of a breaker or an RCD breaking, the chassis will become live and you'll get shocked. So no, you can't *safely* take two mains-powered switchmode power supplies and put them in series to get a negative voltage, unfortunately.

    • @sjogosPT
      @sjogosPT Рік тому

      ​@@FPiorski but its safe to use an old power brick for that right? Connecting positive to ground and using the "gnd" wire as a negative voltage. An alternative is to use a battery for that.

  • @izzzzzz6
    @izzzzzz6 2 роки тому

    They have dc dc step down modules. Can't we just take one of these and one buck?