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the performance at high frequencies
is limited by the PCB layout which,
while excellent, doesn’t give total cancellation of electromagnetic radiation.
So it would require an extensive redesign and a lot of experimentation to
make it much better (if we even could).
Having said all that, we don’t think
it would hurt to add a 10pF capacitor
across the compensation network.
Reverse switch for
5-inch locomotive
I am going to use the 12V 10A Speed
Controller (SILICON CHIP, June 1997)
in a 5-inch gauge electric locomotive
and was wondering if it was possible
to incorporate a reverse switch in the
Using Two PC Power Supplies for
24V (Circuit Notebook, August
2012): most PC power supplies have
their output ground internally connected to earth.
For this circuit to work, one sup112 Silicon Chip
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Instant PCBs.............................. 111
circuit? My concern is with diode D2
and capacitor C3 across the motor
terminals. Would I put the reversing
switch before or after the diode and capacitor? I intend to use a double pole/
double throw switch for the reverse.
(J. A., via email).
• Place the reversing switch between
the controller and the motor. The diode should be on the controller side,
while the capacitor should be directly
across the motor. Make sure the motor
is stopped before changing the reverse
SC
switch position.
LED Sales.................................. 111
Notes & Errata
Wideband Oxygen Controller Mk2
(June-August 2012): on the PCB, the
anode of ZD1 does not connect to the
adjacent ground track as it should.
The PDF file on the website has been
corrected to fix this.
If you bought a PCB from the first
batch, bend the lead of ZD1 over and
solder it to the negative (lower) pad
of the adjacent 10uF capacitor or fit
a wire link between these two pads.
Ensure it can not come in contact
with any other nearby pads.
Hare & Forbes.......................... OBC
ply must have floating outputs. The
low-voltage ground is normally
earthed through one or more solder
pads under the screw heads holding
the internal PCB to the earthed metal
case. Typically, the supply will still
operate if these earth connections
are broken (eg, by using insulating
washers under the screw heads).
Do NOT disconnect the mains
earth at the input socket as the metal
housing must remain earthed, as
should any EMI suppression components. Care must also be taken if a PC
power supply is opened up as they
contain large, high-voltage capacitors which can retain a lethal charge
for some time and they often have
exposed mains and high-voltage DC
components.
Jaycar .............................. IFC,53-60
Keith Rippon............................... 111
Kitstop........................................ 109
LHP.NET.AU............................... IBC
Low Energy Developments........ 111
Matrix Multimedia......................... 10
Microchip Technology................... 39
Mikroelektronika........................... 69
Mouser Electronics......................... 5
Oatley Electronics........................ 97
Ocean Controls.......................... 101
ozQRP........................................ 111
Quest Electronics....................... 111
Radio, TV & Hobbies DVD..... 87,109
Red Button Technologies............. 21
RF Modules................................ 112
Rohde & Schwarz........................ 13
Sesame Electronics................... 111
Silicon Chip Binders.............. 51,111
Silicon Chip Bookshop............... 103
Silicon Chip Order Form............. 105
Silicon Chip Partshop................. 104
Silicon Chip Subscriptions........... 81
Siomar Battery Engineering.... 3,111
Soltronico..................................... 11
Splat Controls............................. 111
Tekmark Australia......................... 14
Trio Smartcal................................ 13
Truscotts Electronic World.......... 111
Wiltronics........................................ 8
Worldwide Elect. Components... 112
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