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03.29.2010, 11:21 PM

Update:

Made a couple of changes to the original schematic:

- Decreased the supply voltage (BEC output) to 5.8v instead of the 6.14v I was running, which results in less wasted heat.

- Reduced R2 from 10k to 6.8k ohms.

- Added another thermistor (R9) to the PCB to track changes in the enclosure's ambient temperature.

- Used a slightly larger (and prettier) heatsink, and added some cooling holes to the enclosure. I found the BEC was getting a little too warm for my liking since it was not getting any air.



Other than that, the charger seems to be working swimmingly.

Last edited by BrianG; 03.30.2010 at 12:40 AM.
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