Lab Power Supply Build Using Old Power Bricks
Over the years, I have accumulated many used computer power bricks. Although I could just use them by themselves to […]
Reverse Engineering of BK Precision 1696 Switching Power Supply’s LCD Protocol
As mentioned in my previous post, besides the broken LCD there was also an issue with the power supply portion […]
Teardown of a BK Precision 1696 Programmable Switching Power Supply
I recently picked up a BK Precision 1696 programmable switching power supply off eBay. Unlike many of the vintage test […]
Variable Power Regulator Using TPS5420
I typically use linear regulators (e.g. 7805, LM317, etc.) in my projects. Linear regulators (especially the low dropout ones) are […]