/members-area/personalblogs/b/john-wiltrout-s-blog/posts/exploring-a-tl494-pwm-control-circuitOnce again I am playing with an IC I dug out of an old piece of equipment. Today it is the Texas Instrument TL 494 Pulse-Width-Modulation Control Circuit. The Data Sheet: http://www.farnell.com/datasheets/1962656.pdf which indicates that it...en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/john-wiltrout-s-blog/posts/exploring-a-tl494-pwm-control-circuitThu, 31 Mar 2016 19:06:06 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:86d99f6f-5030-46c4-91ae-75dc8a841140DAB0<p>Great post John.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Using PWM for managing power loads is an old standby technique still in use today.</p><p>I suspect you will find this chip in may types of battery chargers or power supplies.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Plus I too like the larger print. <span>[View:/resized-image/__size/16x16/__key/commentfiles/f7d226abd59f475c9d224a79e3f0ec07-86d99f6f-5030-46c4-91ae-75dc8a841140/contentimage_5F00_1.png:16:16]</span></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>DAB</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=21616&AppID=315&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/john-wiltrout-s-blog/posts/exploring-a-tl494-pwm-control-circuitWed, 30 Mar 2016 22:16:36 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:86d99f6f-5030-46c4-91ae-75dc8a841140clem571<p>I like your blog. Especially the large print for my old eyes.</p><p>Clem</p><p>PS How did you add the id&#39;s(R8, etc) to the picture? Very nice touch.</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=21616&AppID=315&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">