HACKED!: Adding a Current Limit Feature to a Buck/Boost Converter

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Music:
2011 Lookalike by Bartlebeats
Ecstatic Wave, Jens Kiilstofte
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In this episode of HACKED! I will have a closer look at a common buck/boost converter and create a small, additional circuit that adds a current limit feature to it. With it, the buck/boost converter can be used just like a variable lab bench power supply.