Power Supply


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When working with electronics, you always need one basic thing; power. This power supply is great for powering all kinds of electronic projects. It produces a well filtered, variable 1.2-30 volts at 5 amps. It is easy to build and the parts are realitively easy to find.

Schematic

This is a schematic of the Power Supply

Parts

Part
Total Qty.
Description
Substitutions
C1114000uF or 10000uf 40 VDC Electrolytic Capacitor
C21100uF 50Vdc Electrolytic Capacitor
C310.1uF Disc Capacitor
C410.01uF Disc Capacitor
R115K Pot
R21240 Ohm 1/4 W Resistor
U11LM338K 1.2 to 30 Volt 5 Amp Regulator
BR1110 Amp 50 PIV Bridge Rectifier
T1124 V 5 Amp Transformer
S11SPST Toggle Switch
MISC1Wire, Line Cord, Case, Binding Posts (for output)

Notes

  1. The regulator comes in a TO-3 case and MUST be used with a LARGE heatsink. You may want to mount a small fan to blow air across the regulator (I did).
  2. The filter capacitor is large. It won't fit on any board so bolt it to the case.
  3. You can, of course, add a volt and amp meter.
  4. Since this project operates from 120 VAC, you must include a fuse and build the project in a case.

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Comments

RLC
Power Supply
Saturday, April 25, 2009 1:59:14 AM
hi sir it's good power supply ckt, but i don't want to use transformer so please send me ckt that should not contain transformer but do the same operation as this ckt do.

(Editor's notes: You need a transformer.)

anonymous
inveter - frequency (for computers)
Monday, April 20, 2009 9:59:49 PM
hi....Good day!!! do you have an schematic of an inverter frequency, and it's article of the matter..i needed it on my project in school...or do you know how to increase the frequency of a power supply from 50hz or 60Hz in a computer....thanks for responding...i highly appreciated for your response...God Bless....just email me...thanks
anonymous Ken
Power Supply 12 VOLT 4 AMP
Sunday, April 12, 2009 3:56:08 AM
This is for a Princeton Graphics 17" LCD flat screen monitor. I am electricity challenged and have no clue about using more or less...etc. Can either voltage of amp requirements be lowered or lessen safely and still function correctly? In other words, could I use a 12 volt 2 amp or 300 ma as a brief substituite?
faizan
Power Supply
Tuesday, March 17, 2009 11:38:47 PM
Hello! i need the circuit of a power supply having output from 0 to 12 DCvolts. Its better that it is made up without using any IC,if not possible then send me the circuit with IC, and i want its full woking and description. Plz mail me as soon as possible its very urgent plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!
michael
Power Supply
Thursday, February 26, 2009 12:47:48 PM
i need the scematics for a regulator circuit that can be used to reduce the output of 2 3vdc batteries in parrallel. this is to be used to reduce the rotation speed of a small dc electric motor
Lalo
Power Supply
Wednesday, February 04, 2009 9:01:16 AM
I am working on a friends Tattoo gun power supply , very similiar to the one here but uses 2 regulators LM338K and a LM350k , my question is why the 2 regulators I think the guns don't draw more than 3 amps , he did a 5 hour Tattoo and it crapped out , looks like a resistor is burned out could you show me a diagram of how you would hook up dual regulators like the one I am working on ? Thank you in advance ... Lalo...:-)
charlot
transformer
Friday, January 30, 2009 3:21:52 AM
Hi! My instructor told us about our requirements this final examination, that we are going to design 5-amp, 12v-0-12v step down transformer. i had no idea about the computation of the said transformer...pls help me or give me some idea on how to compute that transformer...hoping for your kind response... thank you and more power!!
Almas Mirza
Power Supply with positive common of 0 to 70 volt 2 amp out put
Friday, December 05, 2008 9:31:34 AM
Hello I need Power Supply with positive common of 0 to 70 volt 2 amp out put . Please mail me if you have this
anonymous
Power Supply
Saturday, November 29, 2008 3:23:27 AM
thts a really cool circuit i really get sucess in the projec will u tell me the formulas relating the dc power supply construction
kinneth
Power Supply
Saturday, October 25, 2008 1:46:31 AM
why is it the power supply connect to the12volts positive and negative? why is it the output of power supply of 6amps is 15volts?
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