Calling All EE Students - Build a Simple Flyback Converter to Win an Oscilloscope, DC Power Supply, Hot Air Soldering Station, and More!/learn/learning-center/b/blog/posts/calling-all-ee-students---build-a-simple-flyback-converter-to-win-an-oscilloscope-dc-power-supply-hot-air-soldering-station-and-moreCan you answer this question about flyback converters? If you answered (b) and are interested in experimenting with flyback transformers, you might have what it takes to be part of element14&#39;s Experimenting with Flyback Transformers competition ! Howen-USTelligent Community 12RE: Calling All EE Students - Build a Simple Flyback Converter to Win an Oscilloscope, DC Power Supply, Hot Air Soldering Station, and More!https://community.element14.com/learn/learning-center/b/blog/posts/calling-all-ee-students---build-a-simple-flyback-converter-to-win-an-oscilloscope-dc-power-supply-hot-air-soldering-station-and-moreSun, 15 Oct 2023 21:51:45 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:2dec8cf3-6e41-4855-b07f-3befb99fccfashabaz1<p>The prizes are a brilliant combination of test tools. The portable oscilloscope, plus the Electronic load, and the 1kW hot-air tool look great!! They would provide usefulness for many years during engineering careers.&nbsp;The RISC-V board looks interesting too.</p> <p>This design challenge looks super-useful for those wanting to experiment or apply some theory and see what happens in practice.</p> <p>If any students or other entrants need some advice during the challenge, for example if they get stuck, I&#39;d be (and I&#39;m sure others would be) happy to help remotely using the forum. Problems can be easily resolved by the collective knowledge of people on the forum.</p> <p>I hope there are some high-voltage experiments! The photo belows shows how straightforward a flyback converter can be (with just a 555 and BJT and no feedback in this example). The photo is self-explanatory but I can sketch a circuit if anyone needs it. It is lighting up a small neon bulb. It also provides a slight electric shock if touched, due to the high voltage!</p> <p><img alt=" " height="512" src="/resized-image/__size/1374x1024/__key/commentfiles/f7d226abd59f475c9d224a79e3f0ec07-2dec8cf3-6e41-4855-b07f-3befb99fccfa/neon-1.jpg" width="686" /></p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=27021&AppID=121&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">