3-36V 60W Adjustable Power Supply (with schematic)

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  • čas přidán 6. 07. 2024
  • Testing a 3-36V 60W adjustable switching power supply KJS-1509 made by Kejiesheng. It's in a laptop power supply shaped box with a potentiometer and a built in 3 digit LED display voltmeter. Let's see if it's any good, what's inside, how safe (or dangerous) it is and how does it work, including the full reverse engineered schematic.
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Komentáře • 321

  • @superdau
    @superdau Před 17 dny +105

    "What ever might be the best way of opening it, let's just cut into the corner. There's probably a lot of cut corners inside of it anyway" 🤣These are my kind of puns

  • @VVerVVurm
    @VVerVVurm Před 18 dny +103

    aww .. no conclusion? again? .. how am I supposed to know if it is super dodgy or just dodgy?

    • @josifvissarionovich5320
      @josifvissarionovich5320 Před 17 dny +20

      Insulating a human from deadly mains voltage by just a lacquer on super hot wire in baking transformer. I would say it is deadly actually not just dodgy. Also broken rezistor from new or after just a few minutes of use and the temperature during use. You can almost call it fire starter.

    • @brs8285
      @brs8285 Před 17 dny

      @@josifvissarionovich5320One use electrocution device with fire starting capabilities, QC approved

    • @1pcfred
      @1pcfred Před 17 dny +8

      It's pretty sketchy. That transformer was horrible. That switch was a wonder too. Parts sourced from the cheapest Shenzhen has to offer.

    • @gianluca458
      @gianluca458 Před 17 dny +15

      Because it is clear... That it is SIIIUUUPER DOOODGYYYY

    • @1pcfred
      @1pcfred Před 17 dny +3

      @@gianluca458 We still look forward to hearing it though.

  • @Gengh13
    @Gengh13 Před 17 dny +27

    Long videos don't bother me, the reverse engineering time spent doing that schematic is appreciated.

  • @RanaRao_Chandrachur
    @RanaRao_Chandrachur Před 17 dny +54

    Sir as u asked, yes youngers too watch your videos very seriously ❤ I'm 23 years old viewer from India and superrrrr excited for the *cassette player* restoration and theory video ❤😊

    • @DiodeGoneWild
      @DiodeGoneWild  Před 17 dny +20

      Thanks ;) it might be the next video ;)

    • @imnotbeluga007
      @imnotbeluga007 Před 17 dny +14

      I'm even younger, 17 from Slovakia. Electronics have been my hobby for almost 10 years at this point. Amazing how quickly time flies..

    • @ancientlink0
      @ancientlink0 Před 17 dny +13

      ​@@DiodeGoneWild I'm 15 watch all your videos

    • @Random_4400
      @Random_4400 Před 16 dny +5

      Haha same here. I'm 18 and i love this guy's videos. Been watching for at least 7-8 years & I've learned a lot from him. His explanations are just very good. Also very excited about the cassette player restoration!

    • @matejgamingandotherstuff6484
      @matejgamingandotherstuff6484 Před 16 dny +4

      A lot of young people here! I'm also 15 years old and I've been watching Diodegonwild's videos for like 3 or 4 years

  • @Mike957
    @Mike957 Před 17 dny +29

    Never get tired of the long videos

  • @williamjohansson691
    @williamjohansson691 Před 17 dny +32

    17 year old guy, think I started watching when I was... Younger- ish. still watching and interested! Keep the videos coming.
    And I'd like to see a restoration of that radio/tape player.

    • @Comrade_YG
      @Comrade_YG Před 17 dny +1

      Me too!

    • @lifeai1889
      @lifeai1889 Před 17 dny +2

      18 viewer here, i think most younger viewer like micro controllers more then these obsolete circuit, but i enjoyed both

  • @MlokKarel
    @MlokKarel Před 18 dny +52

    I love bloody long videos!

  • @roberter3044
    @roberter3044 Před 17 dny +21

    5:00 Your dummy load got a new transistor :O

    • @DiodeGoneWild
      @DiodeGoneWild  Před 16 dny +13

      I'm surprised somebody noticed this detail :). The smaller transistor (BDX33C) got baked, so I put TIP142 into it.

  • @BRUXXUS
    @BRUXXUS Před 18 dny +29

    Beautifully dodgy! Thank you for taking the time to fully test, teardown, and reverse engineer this power supply, I always learn a lot!

  • @borisdg
    @borisdg Před 16 dny +3

    37 years old here, watched the entire video with no skipping. Loving electronics :)

  • @CR_0514
    @CR_0514 Před 17 dny +11

    I’m 18 and I have been watching your videos for 4 years. You are an inspiration to young people who want to make a career in electronic; Your knowledge is gold for me. Thank you for what you do!

  • @cydia2020
    @cydia2020 Před 17 dny +20

    One of your younger viewers (24) watching till the end here, been your fan for a few years now ❤ love your videos dan!

  • @luich1288
    @luich1288 Před 17 dny +9

    I'm 20 and I watch your videos from 2019 at the age of 16.
    Shit i'm getting old quickly😂

    • @erikziak1249
      @erikziak1249 Před 17 dny +4

      Haha, remember that when you turn 40, mate.

  • @germoneyx
    @germoneyx Před 17 dny +12

    Dělej svojí práci dál! Jako čech jsem na tebe hrdý a baví mě tvá videa.

  • @JohnnyX50
    @JohnnyX50 Před 16 dny +3

    I have a similar power supply, with UK plug. Mine is also about 3v to 30v ish.. No stickers on box, just pressed in markings when the box was formed. I ONLY use it to dim my otherwise bloody bright icicle window Christmas lights. I knock them from the normal 12v down to about 8v, which makes them much better on the eyes and they still look cool.
    I think most of us that watch your videos absolutely love what you do, and the length does not matter. If you have something to show and talk about then let it takes a long time, unless you don't want to talk that long lol, I would not blame you. If I may, I love watching your long videos, it is like being there with you as you rip stuff apart and take the time to explain things for everyone :) (I did not mean that in a creepy way lol)

  • @BritishEngineer
    @BritishEngineer Před 17 dny +5

    29:57 18 year old boy here and been watching you for years now, i used to take apart cassette decks and record players .w.

  • @d942yd42
    @d942yd42 Před 17 dny +10

    Thank you for going all the way with the schematic

  • @viktorsak
    @viktorsak Před 14 dny +1

    15 years old now, watching for... 3 years? Awesome videos

  • @WagTsX
    @WagTsX Před 17 dny +15

    for me, the best adjustable power supply is always the combination of a well known good PSU (like an old laptop, original repurposed psu) in combo with a buck-boost board. It offers CC, CV, and it's safe because the original PSU is safe and properly isolated. It's so dodgy to control an output of a bench adjustable PSU in the same transformer as the PSU's own auxiliary psu and have to deal with such a mess because of that

  • @DiaconescuAlexandru2024
    @DiaconescuAlexandru2024 Před 17 dny +5

    29:59, I've been watching your channel since I was 15, now I'm nearly 19 and it's helped me a lot in regards to analogue electronics. Maybe I found your channel due to not having my neurons necrotized by Tiktok/Instagram/whatever normies scroll nowadays. Now that I've won several national and state electronics competitions here in Romania, I'm looking forward to attending electronics and telecoms college, where I'll continue watching your videos :)

  • @marius9429
    @marius9429 Před 14 dny +1

    I'm 19 years old and thanks to you I got the love for electronics. I've been watching you for a couple of years now and I gotta say that I appreciate your work and I love your cat and dog. This year I'll go to college and study electrical engineering (hope I can make it out) ✌💙

  • @arturtrzebinski2112
    @arturtrzebinski2112 Před 16 dny +3

    Memorable quote at 21:30 "What's the isolation distance here? Just about nothing!" ❤

  • @WizardTim
    @WizardTim Před 18 dny +8

    Thanks for this one! I've seen A LOT of people using this sort of adjustable power supply that looks identical but sold under different generic brand names. It seems the appeal of them is they're cheap, easier to use and smaller than a lab bench power supply, easily bought on Amazon with next day delivery and can easily be permanently mounted into something. Always suspected they didn't meet minimum electrical safety standards but good to see it proven beyond a doubt in a teardown. This also explains why people often have issues with the output sagging under load even within the 60W spec or the output ripple interfering with circuits.

    • @chrisgj198
      @chrisgj198 Před 18 dny +6

      A good quality laptop power supply from the e-waste bin followed by an adjustable buck regulator module might be a better option.

    • @lohikarhu734
      @lohikarhu734 Před 16 dny

      Ja, a REAL 60 Watt supply, followed by a decent buck, or one of the buck/boost modules, much safer, better performance, and, if you put it in a case, you can "open up" the laptop supply, for better cooling... even put in a small fan with a thermistor control.

    • @app0the
      @app0the Před 16 dny +1

      @@lohikarhu734 these days there are even such devices where you plug in a laptop TypeC charger and the device asks the charger for the nearest voltage then buck/boosts it internally to the setpoint. But that is more expensive I guess... And there is also TypeC PD-PPU standard to ask the charger for a specific voltage not a predefined step, as if the TypeC standard is not overcomplicated enough! :P

    • @Petertronic
      @Petertronic Před 5 dny

      Is this the power supply Tech Tangents uses sometimes? 😉

    • @WizardTim
      @WizardTim Před 5 dny

      @@Petertronic Yeah pretty sure he does use an almost identical one with a comical brand name on stream, but I think he knows it's not of good quality, he just bought it because cheap and Amazon next day, I don't think he's permanently installed any of them in projects at least, he just uses it for temporary testing (I think?).

  • @requiem4adreamc
    @requiem4adreamc Před 17 dny +3

    25 years old here. Watched till the end :)

  • @DuroLabs85
    @DuroLabs85 Před 17 dny +4

    Yes Indeed I watch your videos till end. Gaining knowledge which my university took years to explain. CZcamsrs such as EEVBlog, Fran Blanche, Andreas Spiess, Great Scott, Electroboom, Marco Reps, Ben Eater, Imsai guy. are such a blessing to me for getting such knowledge. Being from the "Tik Tok" generation I still consider myself as a old school guy. Choosing electronics as my hobby was a great decision which saved me from this new fangled generation addictions.

  • @rayoflight62
    @rayoflight62 Před 16 dny +3

    When you hear that ringing noise, it means that part of the voltage range is achieved not by PWM only, but also by varying the efficiency of the converter by varying the frequency - which is meant to be stable at any given ultrasonic frequency, around 140 KHz or so.
    I would avoid this power supply at all cost. Sadly, it is destined for a loud bang. The people who made it tried various combinations of part values until they achieved the widest voltage range, irrespective of all component constraints. We designers learned a lot of mathematics for a purpose...

  • @Conservator.
    @Conservator. Před 17 dny +8

    Cute little power supply.
    Highly recommended to destroy multiple electronic devices that require a stable DC input such as notebooks.
    It also functions as an excellent high frequency jamming device.
    But wait, it can do more! You can use it as a heater and the fourth and final (literally) function of this 4 in 1 device will be as a lighter.

  • @paulhamacher773
    @paulhamacher773 Před 17 dny +1

    There are barely any sources out there from which I learn so much than from your channel! Keep up the incredible work!

  • @brainwayOf
    @brainwayOf Před 16 dny +3

    29:57 16 years old here;), have been watching you since 2023

  • @BDYT1422
    @BDYT1422 Před 4 dny +1

    Im 15 years old and have watched this video to the end once with 0 skipping!

    • @DiodeGoneWild
      @DiodeGoneWild  Před 2 dny +1

      This brings some hope for humankind ;)

    • @BDYT1422
      @BDYT1422 Před dnem +1

      @@DiodeGoneWild it sure does! especially since i’ve almost lost hope in humanity lol

  • @rfmerrill
    @rfmerrill Před 12 dny +1

    That 7-segment voltage display is an off the shelf module. I've bought bags full of them at hobby stores. They're often designed for convenience to run off the voltage they're measuring, which explains why it gets dimmer as you decrease the voltage to minimum--sometimes they have a separate supply pin you can use if you don't want to do that. They're not very accurate but they are good for just sticking some kind of indicator to give you a rough idea of the voltage present somewhere.

  • @tajtrlik1111
    @tajtrlik1111 Před 17 dny +3

    Opäť ti chcem poďakovať za toto veľmi pekné video, bolo tam spústa zaujímavého a poučného obsahu. Tak ten osciloskop, ktorý si si tak pekne opravil ti už vykonáva cenné služby, ako som si všimol, tak to je paráda a teším sa spolu s tebou.

    • @erikziak1249
      @erikziak1249 Před 17 dny +3

      Aj keď nie som elektrotechnik, súhlasím. Tieto videá majú svoju kvalitu. Žiadne nezmysly, žiadna "dráma", proste fakty a opisy, názory, s ktorými sa stotožňujem.

  • @Sentinel-1
    @Sentinel-1 Před 17 dny +2

    The transformer is baked. Baked! ♨️
    Nice reference to Shango066 😁
    And a nice video as always 👍🏻

  • @richardhajek9695
    @richardhajek9695 Před 13 dny +1

    I was 12 when i started watching your videos now i'm 16 and i love your videos. This power supply is a prototype of self dismantling power supply the next ones will be dissoldering components it will speed up recycling🤣

  • @Mustafa_Dinc_
    @Mustafa_Dinc_ Před 16 dny

    Senin videolarına hayranlıkla bakıyorum, En ufak detay bırakmıyorsun bilinmeyen,
    Teşekkürler

  • @pavelstigler1128
    @pavelstigler1128 Před 7 hodinami

    Man, si much work you put into the video, it's impressive

  • @filenotfound__3871
    @filenotfound__3871 Před 16 dny +4

    4:49 The transistor in the test load magically changes

  • @daveamerion8177
    @daveamerion8177 Před 17 dny +2

    Potentiometers made in the USA and Asia are usually marked with an “A” for logarithmic taper, a “B” for linear taper, or a “C” for reverse logarithmic taper.

    • @imnotbeluga007
      @imnotbeluga007 Před 17 dny +3

      It clearly has B50K on it, which is linear, 50 kΩ. So why would the voltage adjustment be so unusual? Also, this is just a switch mode PSU with modified feedback and a voltmeter. Easy to make at home from some old laptop charger. Much safer, too. This is SYUUPER DODGY!

    • @jonlitchfield8888
      @jonlitchfield8888 Před 16 dny

      How do u modify feedback for stability if making adjustable? Just add extra turns to factory feedback? Thx​@@imnotbeluga007

    • @jankomuzykant1844
      @jankomuzykant1844 Před 15 dny +1

      As I remember from old days A marking was for linear in Europe, B was exponential and C was for logarithmic potentiometers

    • @daveamerion8177
      @daveamerion8177 Před 15 dny

      @@imnotbeluga007 Because it is in the feedback path.
      Suppose we set the 5.1 kilo resistance at the bottom of the potentiometer to zero. and remove the resistance of 13 kg. Now we calculate the output voltages in three positions of the potentiometer
      1- slider @ low: the output voltage will be infinite (theoretically).
      2- slider @ middle: output voltage 5 volts
      3- slider @ high: output voltage 2.5 volts
      It can be seen that despite the linearity of the potentiometer, the output voltage is logarithmic. Of course, here, due to the presence of 13k and 5.1k resistors in the feedback path, the logarithmic curve has been reversed, which can be found by calculating the voltage in IC 431.

    • @daveamerion8177
      @daveamerion8177 Před 15 dny

      @@jankomuzykant1844 It seems that this marking is reversed in Europe

  • @hoggif
    @hoggif Před 17 dny +1

    I have couple of similar products. Double feedback look probably is the reason why 3-12V version tops potentiometer halfway while 3-24V version adjust after turning pot more than half way too. Brilliant!

  • @German_byte
    @German_byte Před 16 dny +1

    Thanks heaps for the great videos, the education and the entertainment.

  • @down_under-bl4
    @down_under-bl4 Před 17 dny +2

    Pots marked with a B are linear. Pots with an A are log, and those with C are reverse log.
    Good luck finding a new pinch roller, or, if needed, the play/record switch; for your upcoming "compact cassette player" restoration. Rubber drive bands, lubricating grease and oil shouldn't be too much trouble finding. Maybe finding a usable cassette could pose problems also.🙃
    Pinch rollers tend to bulge in the centre with age, which causes the tape to be pushed into the edge alignment guides, which creases one edge of the tape, which renders that tape useless. Been there, done that, while repairing this stuff, back in the '70's.
    I've always considered the transport/switching mechanism for cassette players and VCRs to be great human achievements. 🙂

  • @ricardomenzer
    @ricardomenzer Před 10 dny

    I like the dog! Great analysis, as always.

  • @amydamon2323
    @amydamon2323 Před 15 dny

    Super bloody interesting. Keep them coming.

  • @Pirelli.
    @Pirelli. Před 14 dny

    Thx for your work, all your videos and schematics dear DGW. Great! God bless you!👋👋😌

  • @ReneCermak
    @ReneCermak Před 17 dny +2

    You the best as always, thank you!

  • @kenword1968
    @kenword1968 Před 7 dny

    i absolutely love your videos.thankyou for takeing your time to teach others.there has been ome things you disasemble with brute force and i have takeing some apart myself and wish i could have showed you .like those high voltage generators from tasers.anyhow great work dgw..thanks again

  • @raffsalvetti
    @raffsalvetti Před 17 dny +1

    naaaice video as always!

  • @TrancemasterOnyx
    @TrancemasterOnyx Před 17 dny +3

    15:26 *accidentally summons the devil*

  • @Ale.K7
    @Ale.K7 Před 17 dny +1

    I always watch the whole video :-).
    Being almost 40 I immediately recognized the thing you showed at the end: a 3D-printed audio version of the "save" icon! :-).
    Looking forward to see you repair that tape recorder!

  • @John_Smith__
    @John_Smith__ Před 15 dny

    I am at a point were I actually wait for Diodegonewild videos to review these cheap aliexp power supplies. Not that I have any doubts of their expected multiple problems, but just to confirm and see a detailed analysis. Great video!

  • @J.T323
    @J.T323 Před 15 dny

    Thank you for your detailed videos

  • @zardyzardy8946
    @zardyzardy8946 Před 16 dny

    30:00 21 years old watching your videos here, looking forward for your next uploads.

  • @Really2950
    @Really2950 Před 17 dny +2

    Thanks for this video. And i have to say that i just love your accent.

  • @PCbolt17
    @PCbolt17 Před 16 dny +3

    Young, Yep 21Year Old, Engineering Student from India.. Yep I learnt a lot of things from this channel and i didn't skipped any part of video for even 10 Seconds.

  • @egeotomasyon
    @egeotomasyon Před 16 dny +3

    9:54 This IC is Current Mode PWM Controller OB2263MP, SOT23-6 case.

    • @DiodeGoneWild
      @DiodeGoneWild  Před 16 dny +4

      Thanks :) sometimes these smd codes are hard to decode...

  • @drobotk
    @drobotk Před 17 dny +5

    I'm 19 and have been watching you for a few years now; you still made me feel really old lol ;)

    • @DiodeGoneWild
      @DiodeGoneWild  Před 17 dny +10

      I'm twice your age and I'm a walking dead ;)

    • @Guishan_Lingyou
      @Guishan_Lingyou Před 17 dny +6

      @@DiodeGoneWild I've already turned to dust. Thanks for all the videos. Watching from Hades, you are very popular here amongst the shades ;-)

  • @rarbiart
    @rarbiart Před 17 dny

    so much to learn here! thank you!

  • @BogdanBelcea
    @BogdanBelcea Před 15 dny

    I was curious about this type of supply from Aliexpress .... thanks for sparing me the trouble and expense

  • @davidsmith9063
    @davidsmith9063 Před 8 dny

    "Maybe you don't even have to open it, who knows?" 😆🤣😂

  • @Random_4400
    @Random_4400 Před 16 dny

    "10 seconds of attention absolute maximum rating" 😂😂😂

  • @Random_4400
    @Random_4400 Před 16 dny

    29:50 watched the whole thing. Very entertaining video and great explanation of the schematic. Keep it up 👍

  • @radionicretrofit
    @radionicretrofit Před 17 dny

    It is nice to see your "new" osciloscope on a video.

  • @johnwelbourn3811
    @johnwelbourn3811 Před 5 dny

    Priceless video, an absolute joy to watch. your "cutting corners" gag was prophetic. Please do a video on restoration of the cassette player, and your marvelous cat is becoming very judgmental.

  • @MyMcMichael
    @MyMcMichael Před 17 dny +2

    Very nice Thermal camera!

  • @worroSfOretsevraH
    @worroSfOretsevraH Před 17 dny

    Yes, theory of operation of casette deck (and video) mechanism is always welcome!

  • @ozzymandius666
    @ozzymandius666 Před 17 dny +1

    Great content.

  • @dogeeecart6082
    @dogeeecart6082 Před 17 dny

    I like electronics so much! Even though i finished different High school i still cant forgive myself that i didnt learn those stuff in elementary school to pass into Electrican Enginnering school :(
    Still as 21 years old i love to watch those stuff from which i learned a lot!

  • @sylvainbebert3704
    @sylvainbebert3704 Před 17 dny

    No problem for 30mn vidéo ! I like it !

  • @kapegede
    @kapegede Před 17 dny +7

    What?! Already over? As long a video is entertaining it couldn't be too long.

  • @ThirdPer3on
    @ThirdPer3on Před 12 dny

    nice work

  • @adriansdigitalbasement
    @adriansdigitalbasement Před 16 dny +2

    Great video! What a dodgy piece of crap. I would have been highly shocked if it was NOT total garbage... But it lived up to our expectations... And yes, I watched all the way to the end! :-)

  • @arduinoatolyem2121
    @arduinoatolyem2121 Před 15 dny

    I learned most of my electronics knowlage from your videos. I'm 15 and i like tinkering with electronics and arduino. And I'm from turkey and i would like to see more of your bloody long videos :D

  • @wolfrobben6914
    @wolfrobben6914 Před 16 dny

    I really enjoy your videos and although I am into electronics for three decades, I still learn a lot. I may not be the youngest viewer, but 47 is not too old either… 😅

  • @lohikarhu734
    @lohikarhu734 Před 16 dny

    When you see the spikes and say "Geezess", it's golden...close behind, the temperature of the bottom of the case:"Bloody Hell!"
    Accurate and meaningful comments!

  • @cmizapper
    @cmizapper Před 17 dny +3

    Cassette tapes invented in Eindoven 😊

    • @rogeronslow1498
      @rogeronslow1498 Před 17 dny +4

      When Philips was an absolute powerhouse of research and development.

  • @KuntalGhosh
    @KuntalGhosh Před 17 dny

    you can make 1hr long videos and i will still watch it from start to end. i have watched every video of this channel from start to end since i had subbed in 2017. the video was something about chinese water heater i think. and the chinese death lantern is also one of my favorite video. back then i was 13 .

  • @KeritechElectronics
    @KeritechElectronics Před 17 dny +1

    Nice dodginess :). Looking forward to the restoration :)

  • @1pcfred
    @1pcfred Před 17 dny

    I'm still here. It was a very thorough analysis. I enjoyed it. For what it is I think that PSU is pretty good. Well. the mains isolation is pretty bad in places. I certainly wouldn't expect more than an amp out of that PSU either. That ripple though. I would have liked to have seen ways to mitigate it. I have put Pi filters on PSUs and that knocks the spikes down a lot. I'd be interested to see Dan's take on it though.

  • @cavanmoriarty6370
    @cavanmoriarty6370 Před 8 dny

    i’ve got one of these that i use frequently to briefly test resale electronics with a DC barrel plug. It’s a very nice adapter to have, so i don’t have to go through my whole box of dc adapters. I’ve got all the same issues that you stated here, the potentiometer sucks and it’s rather cheap in it’s build. it seems this adapter can output useable DC to most electronic devices, but very rarely i’ll have stuff not power on with this adapter specifically. then i plug in a normal adapter and it works fine. I think this adapter tends to struggle with inductive loads more.

  • @zaraak323i
    @zaraak323i Před 17 dny

    I'm curious if replacing the linear taper pot with a logarithmic taper pot would make the adjust more linear or super logarithmic.

  • @rfmerrill
    @rfmerrill Před 12 dny +1

    Maybe sometime you might try the DIY load mikeselectricstuff came up with: A length of wire in a bucket of plain water! The water does a great job of cooling it and the wire is still a better conductor so you don't have to worry about shorts as long as you can keep the wire from contacting itself. Just need some regulation to keep the current consistent.

  • @nil3010
    @nil3010 Před 16 dny

    In this video bro really gone a total rabbit hole ☠️

  • @matejgamingandotherstuff6484

    Please make more long videos like this one. I hope that you will make a 2 hour long unedited video

  • @rfmerrill
    @rfmerrill Před 12 dny +1

    8:40 I know enough about probing to always be suspicious when I am doing measurements like this (but not enough to know when I'm doing it right, haha). I trust that Dan is doing it right, but for anyone who is less experienced than him, here's how you can end up accidentally seeing that kind of noise when it's not really there:
    At multi-MHz frequencies, especially with power, I worry that I am picking up the magnetic field in the loop formed by the probe and its ground clip. Also with digital scopes when you're operating close to the bandwidth limit you can often have apparent ringing that's actually caused by the scope's sinx/x interpolation and not really present on the true signal. Dan said 100 MHz which is well within the safety margin for a 500 MHz scope, however a digital scope does not always operate at its maximum sample rate! Usually they are nice enough to display the currently used sample rate and bandwidth so you can check.
    Not to mention, always be sure that your *probe* can handle the bandwidth! Usually to go past 10 MHz you need to be using a 10:1 probe, or a switchable probe in the 10:1 mode. For high frequency, low impedance signals, instead of buying expensive high frequency probes you can sometimes get away with just using 50 ohm coax with a resistor.

  • @renelefebvre53
    @renelefebvre53 Před 16 dny

    Very good vidéo. I have this kind of alim and I like it , just for low power of course .

  • @user-hj6df3jf4w
    @user-hj6df3jf4w Před 17 dny

    Thanks for the video, really intresting. Can you do a video on the active full bridge rectifier & graetz bridge rectifier( bridge rectifier with capacitors on each diode )

  • @sebastian19745
    @sebastian19745 Před 17 dny +1

    Is a difference in using this PSU (or other universal power device) on the 230V or 110V? I saw this one baking itself at more than 100C, what would happen if used on the same conditios (output voltage, load) at the 120V mains input? Would the efficiency be the same? And the power output, temerature of the semiconductors, switching frequency?
    And, overall, an universal mains device (100V-240V) would benefit being used at lower mains voltages (lower the temperature, increase the life of the device) or does not matter?

    • @DiodeGoneWild
      @DiodeGoneWild  Před 17 dny +3

      I think that running it at 110V~ would bake the MOSFET, because a lower voltage would result in a higher current but also a higher duty cycle.

    • @sebastian19745
      @sebastian19745 Před 17 dny

      @@DiodeGoneWild I was asking this myself just because I recently got two iron core insulation transformers 2:1, one of 500W and one of 1000W and I was thinking to use one to power some 100-240V devices, to improve theirs life span.

  • @Geopelia_Elec
    @Geopelia_Elec Před 16 dny +1

    12:20 why I did laugh too much after watching this 😆😂😅

  • @Basement-Science
    @Basement-Science Před 16 dny +1

    Great video as usual. Now I'm just wondering where that horrible switching noise at the output came from. The only thing I can think of is if that snubber circuit really was faulty from the beginning.

  • @HeIsTheHighlander
    @HeIsTheHighlander Před 16 dny

    Hello. Generally PSU ripple measuring is 50 Ohm oscilloscope input resistance, 20 MHz BW limit, no alligator clip due to its wire, most probes have spring which can be put on instead of alligator wire. How do you measure ripple?

  • @calinomunyaude4251
    @calinomunyaude4251 Před 6 dny

    Thanx sir....can u reverse engineer godox sk300 flash unit?

  • @Leandro_
    @Leandro_ Před 17 dny +1

    I didn't understand what made the voltage drops when the circuit warmed up.

    • @DiodeGoneWild
      @DiodeGoneWild  Před 16 dny

      I guess the overheat protection in the chip reduced the duty cycle.

  • @rydjaradat
    @rydjaradat Před 15 dny

    Watched the whole video, didn't even blink, i guess i am crazy😅

  • @ingenium2229
    @ingenium2229 Před 5 dny

    I have a wuzhi wz5012 CNC buck boost converter not giving output.can you please show me the problem with it?

  • @mikemccormac9368
    @mikemccormac9368 Před 16 dny

    Your dog was looking a bit overheated there. Buy him a cooling ice cream. Puss cat, total cool dude, as always 😄😄

  • @omniyambot9876
    @omniyambot9876 Před 12 dny +1

    Do all smps just looks so similar?

  • @rsaj-cq6ne
    @rsaj-cq6ne Před 16 dny +1

    Thanks @DiodeGoneWild for this video , i appreciate the hard work behind these videos. Very rare channel that gives correct information. I have a question that i couldn’t resolve: you state that flyback transformers have always an airgap. Why is so ? Because having an airgap will increase flux leakage and lower the inductance seen at the primary side and these are negative effects. I understand that it will decrease the core saturation considering the same current. But would it be more convenient to lower the duty cycle instead of putting an air-gap to have a better efficient transfer of energy. Can you make a video expressing the physic equations highlighting such a choice? Obviously i went back to my power electronic book (Mohan) but couldn’t figure it out. You would be the first on internet to explain this subject.

  • @CDE.Hacker
    @CDE.Hacker Před 17 dny

    I both admire your opinion and your skills of power supplies. So I have a question for you. Where would I find a good schematic for a power supply to go from 120 volts AC 8 volts DC to charge two 18650 batteries?

  • @beatrute2677
    @beatrute2677 Před 17 dny

    Do that tape deck man, I’d love to see that.

  • @twoina
    @twoina Před 17 dny

    Always a great pleasure to watch your product reviews of chinese hightech. :-)
    It would be great to also measure the efficiency at half the claimed load (What input wattage at 30V 1A?).