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My constant current load - 90W , 3A 30V
Spikee:
I just made another video , the opamp problem is fixed . In some weird way mu arduino mega is getting reasonably hot. I might have to investigate that.
I just went around town to find a new lead acid or gel battery but i coulden't find one anywhere ... so i will have to wait until the weekend so i can take the one i have home to my dorms .
I also ordered a 0.1 ohm 100w resistor for low voltage , high current testing.
Spikee:
It has been a while but i'm still buzy testing the current load.
All my gel / lead batteries are dead so i bought a second hand Delta Elektronika M5-10 (5V - 10A ) power supply.
In my youtube video i demonstrate the impact of a higher load resistance vs a lower one.
In particular i test 1 ohm versus 0.1 ohm 100W resistor. I test the load on 10A 5V and at the end you see a connector melting because of the current.
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mazurov:
JDB: I made a circuit from your model and it works very well!
mazurov:
Here's the circuit heating up old Pentium Pro heatsink. Holds 1.9A current within several milliamps from cold start at RT to ~60C.
Jay_Diddy_B:
Hi,
Here are some pictures of the load that I made. As shown the load is good for about 10W. This can be increased to 30W with a bigger heatsink and a fan. For higher power I would suggest using the Master/Slave configuration.
I found a small load like this to be useful when testing multiple output power supplies.
Outside view:
Inside view:
Board top side:
Board solder side:
Board Design:
Regards
Jay_Diddy_B
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