Building and debugging my harverster - Part 1

RE: Building and debugging my harverster - Part 1

DAB — Tue, 09 Jul 2013 18:47:58 GMT

Hi Victor,

A good example for people that think system design is easy.

Even experienced engineers encounter issues as they transition from prototype to finished boards. Few first attempts survive without a few blue wires here or there.

I look forward to seeing you solve each problem to get to your working model.

DAB

RE: Building and debugging my harverster - Part 1

shabaz — Tue, 09 Jul 2013 13:40:35 GMT

Hi Victor,

(I'm just guessing) Maybe there is still a short between the inductor primary side and the secondary side (e.g. on the tracks), which would keep the primary side conducting through the internal MOSFET in the converter, which could explain the high current. Hopefully easy to check this with a multimeter.

The LTC device looks interesting!