I modified an old phone charger and made it output 30 volts then, I added a voltmeter screen to use it as a tester for measuring any LED or zener diode less than 30 volts.
@@aivonabeywardana4213 6:44 6:44 Thank you. I have every charger and transformer that ever existed at every voltage. Higher voltage will really help my issues?
Hmm, a neat little circuit, but I worry about folk who don't know what they're doing messing with mains voltages. At the very least, it should be encased in something to prevent straying fingers touching the 'wrong end'.
These small switchers are invariably flyback types. Significantly raising the output voltage of the supply MAY result in damage to the switch on the high-voltage side. If you are using an AC line voltage well below the allowed maximum you are probably safe. If your line voltage is already near the maximum allowed, you could destroy the switcher. The secondary voltage is "reflected" back to the input side and "stacked" on the supply voltage according to the turns ratio of the so-called transformer when the switch turns off and the energy stored in the input winding is being transferred to the output winding. This is the only time that the inductor really acts as a transformer, and it is a design limitation for a flyback converter. Typically the inductor is designed so there is some safety margin between the sum of the peak DC on the input side and the reflected output voltage and the voltage rating of the switch. If you increase the output voltage it may result in exceeding the maximum allowable voltage across the switch which usually causes it to fail short-circuit. Another potential problem is that many of these switchers use an extra winding on the inductor to power the switcher IC after it initially starts. If the output voltage is set too low the IC may get insufficient voltage to keep it running, resulting in in shutting down, trying to restart, running for a fraction of a second (typically) then shutting down again.
It will work in low current range (ae no load), because voltage output element is transformer, that zener only for voltage stabilization via feedback circuit.
I have analog version made from little tranformer 30V 150mA with current limiter at few mA so i can check the Zener diodes values up to 30V.....but this is AWESOME idea as well...very compact!!! Will do some of this as well for sure!!!
Very good information, earlier i show one circuit with multimeter after adding some circuit we able to measure led, zener diode , mcpc ect, and there voltage.
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@@yusufgaridi9523 now you, I don't understand, on account of the fact you make no sense... You're better off blowing things up instead, like national monuments!
Thank you very much for this very useful device. In my opinion because of the voltmeter power supply is maximum 30 Volts, you don't want to excess 29 Volts. If it is possible to increase the output voltage more than 30 Volts, you can add for example 7812 voltage adjusting device and take + 12 Volts for power supply of voltmeter. Thanks again. 👍
THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL ! I tried to take an electronics course at a local high school tech night-school, but there weren't but 5 in my class. I was 15 and tge average age was 25 to 40. They cancelled our class & gave us the choice of getting our tuition back or choose another class. I went to MACHINE SHOP. What you did I followed, but didn't understand the WHY's and Where-fores. I understand, pretty much, what each thing does, kind-of, but not together. Please do a video on HOW components do the outcome, together. My expertise was rewires and burn-ups on Locomotives. I let somebody else take care of the solid state stuff. Thanks again fir your content. It was very well done! I'm fixing to SUB.
careful...folks will be looking for some POT. (Some of that wacky-backie, "smoke it and take a trip and never leave the farm!") Say Variable Resistor or POTentiometer.
here multimeters are cheap at harbor freight, etc. Does this do something a regular multimeter can not? It might be more useful to use a case mountable potentiometer that can be easily adjusted and make this into a variable power supply. you could use this voltage display or use a voltmeter ammeter display.
Bruh, I've got to say this has been one of the best demonstrations on how to desolder components from a PCB. I WILL be referencing this in the future when I move and have time to get into electronics again...
Grand idea and useful point. I at first thought you were going to just make a adjustable power supply, but what you made was very good a testing device for Zener diode mostly or LED diode power value. I am still shocked to see the original power adapter have the possibility of 30 volts. I'm assuming that phone charger is a 5-6 volt power adapter, so that Zener diode had a lot of blocking to do. It is no shock these can still overheat. That voltage drop energy has to go somewhere....
I'm guessing that if this is a so called "universal input voltage" model, it won't make 30 VDC in the US. But you are right in that if it was designed like that, there's a lot o wasted energy and heating, built into the design. I guess it's easier and makes manufacturing simple, but it is inefficient. I'm in the US with the 120v 60Hz standard and I've seen a lot of issues with this universal input designs. Mostly, underperforming issues. I suppose the heat and efficiency issues are more likely in the 240V world. I hate looking at these kind of videos for a bit and then realizing what they are building was designed for the 240 volt world! I get that there are only about a billion of us using split phase voltage, 60 Hz in the100-125 volt range and that many more people have the 240is volt, 50Hz standard, but realistically, most of those people can't even read!! AW says it doesn't matter, but in many cases it does. Just my two cents, but electricity as distributed, is not universal. The physics works the same no matter where you live. But when you are modifying consumer goods for alternate purposes, one needs to understand that those items really are universal. Modification you make to devices in one country, very well may not work in another,
@@professorg8383: questo progetto va bene sia per alimentatori per 230 volt sia per 110 volt. La dissipazione è uguale in entrambi i tipi di alimentatore perché il funzionamento è switching.
Well at least it's not as deadly as some - but i'd still look at that transformer closer before using it. Also most phone chargers will have a '431 reference of their own, so modifications are either easier or harder, depending on the circuit... Finally, you should never push a transformer winding too far outside it's design voltage, as things get quite inefficient - possibly even dangerous! There is a reason why a relay clicks in the benchtop power supply; it selects three taps on the secondary winding - 0-7V, 7-15V and the final one goes to 30V... Simply looking at transformer action etc. should make it clear as to why it does this (hint: it's to do with 3Amp output current) Here there is a 10K? resistor, to limit the current - so the power handling is actually not bad...
essa pecinha azul serve para aumentar e diminuir a voltagem? por que tem um no AVR do meu gerador e eu aumentei e vi que mesmo ele em marcha lenta a energia ficou mais forte, só que não sei se isso pode estragar ele.
crt tv fly back nosel which is having high heat resistance, cut the half inch straight part and push on soldering sucker that work well and this way sucker white plastic tip will not damage the pcb. Please make a short vlog on this.
I am industrial technician, repairing and installing freeze and cold systems. I´m not into electronics repair, but that looks great tool for you guys. I saw the complete video, very interesting. Thanks for uploading clear and good quality explaining. Best,
I just did this, was testing a smd LED, touched the uninsulated connections to the power supply inlet with my elbow…. Muscle spasmes and my arm shot out…. Punched the cat….. cat went out the window…. Landed on my old school teachers head….she fell over onto my car and broke my door mirror! Thanks! Now I have no door mirror and a vets bill for a cats PTSD fear of heights and a school teacher that now gives my kids bad reports at school parents evenings! All for saving a couple dollars on a ready made unit!
Hi, I never through old electronic stuff and it very often find its use, even just for study of their design and not only electric parts ... Regards Jean-François
Acho sensacional esse tipo de recurso eletrônico para recuperar aquilo que está danificado e até melhorar o seu funcionamento. A eletrônica sempre me fascinou desde de criança. Meu pai estudava eletrônica via correios e chegou a montar um rádio. Enfim, o video foi muito interessante.
This is a super cool device that I would have had use for recently! Instead, I took LEDs of differing voltage ratings and a whole bunch of resistors to make them equal brightness. Question: how can this circuit measure the "voltage" of an LED, which obviously can be safely run at different voltages? How does it find the nominal or ideal voltage?
A semiconductor PN junction has a certain forward voltage, depending on physics and chemistry. If you apply a rising voltage to it in the correct direction, nothing happens until that threshold voltage is reached and then current starts to flow. Raising the voltage will dramatically increase the *current* flowing through the junction, while the voltage across remains fairly constant, until it overheats and dies. Here a 10k resistor is put in series to limit the maximum current. The 30V is high enough to turn the PN junction on, which then remains at its forward voltage, with the remainder dissipated across the resistor. The voltmeter simply measures across the PN junction, showing the forward voltage, which is relatively independent of the current.
@@Inventor_AW feedback can only change the voltages according to it's reference, what about the amperage ? I don't know what was the amperage rating in your modified adapter, how it handled the 15v led bulb load 🤔 I've modified a laptop adapter recently, ratings was 19.7v / 5A. But when I increased the voltage amperage goes lower, and when decreasing the voltage it's came to it's full amperage 5A.
@@atifservicecenter Yes, the voltage rises due to the decrease in the ampere.. But in my project, I used it only to test the zener diode and the LEDs and this does not require a high current
@@arsalanzia feedback controls the value of the voltage coming out of the transformer.. In the circuit used, the zener diode and the optocoupler represented the feedback
Wow it's so awesome. Really I fulfill my all requirement from this project. Thanks to share this knowledgeable video for us. "The Technical Learner" ( Mr.Chandrakant.S, From India.)
Gostei muito do projeto, só tenho uma, a fonte utilizada foi de 6v 1A,mas esse projeto eu posso utilizar em outras fontes como de 5v, por que é a fonte mais utilizada nos dias de hoje, ou eu tenho que utilizar o mais próximo do seu projeto, porque eu gostei muito e doido para fazer. Obrigado por divulgar o seu ótimo trabalho.
I have a question? Can it modified to use the Multimeter, We will not be spending on extra Voltmeter and Probe and if Yes. Please share the modified schematic. Eu tenho uma pergunta? Pode ser modificado para usar o multímetro, não gastaremos com voltímetro e sonda extras e se sim. Por favor, compartilhe o esquema modificado.
i advice you to use a piece of silicon cable isolator for your soldering pump's end pipe. it's original part is normally too rigid plastic and you can buy a lastic cover but they are expensive, whereas 2-3 cm silicon cable cover is almost free and more useful than original one.
@@Inventor_AW i don't know your country's trade conditions but we can find the silicon cables at any electrician shop. for this application (to cover soldering pump edge or mouth) it's ideal just 6 mm outer diameter of cable isolator.
it is quite dangerous to OVERCLOCK the fly power supply at 6 V to 30 V with such a power, the reverse voltage on the output diode will grow (up to 250-300v) and it needs to be changed! but what is much more dangerous is the gratifying voltage on the 1 winding and the corresponding impuls on the MOSFET DRAIN inside the PWM CHIP! if it exceeds the limit for them (and this is very likely), then there will be a big EXPLOSION and possibly a fire! but the idea itself is of course interesting, just for the correct and safe release of it, you need to recalculate and rewind the transformer for your new voltage and replace the diode with a corresponding voltage 400-800v ulta fast diode!!!
... and his mounted Resistor is instead of 10 KΩ = 1 KΩ : brown-black-black x brown ➜ 1-0-0 x 10¹ ≙ 1000 Ω ! And why no one did realize that ! - ? ? { ͡ ๏ ̯͡๏ ?
@@ovidius2000 On output side U max = 30 V. M1U schematics (wih middle point) : reverse voltage on diode = 2*Umax out. If you have fullbridge rectifier : Urrs = U max out.
Bonjour votre montage m'intéresse fortement mais pourriez-vous indiquer la marque et modèle du chargeur car j'en ai déjà démonté plusieurs qui n'ont pas du tout la même configuration. Cordialement
Pregunta este proyecto lo puedo utilizar para el funciomiento de un taladro que consume 18 v.? Muchas gracias desde Cartagena Colombia y muchas bendiciones
great idea, but LEDs are current sensitive it means that if more current is passed than what a led is designed for , it may cause burning. most of 5mm LEDs requires about 20mA to work properly. so how output current is controlled!!
There is no worry about current because there is a 10k resistor connected in series with the voltage source. On the other hand, the voltage rises at the expense of the current decrease
I'm assuming he replaced the cap with a higher voltage rated one. Otherwise the original cap would have popped like a party favor when the output was cranked up to max.😳 you could use an LM317 too.
Forgive my ignorance, but what's the use of the pot if it's to be set to its highest value? Wouldn't be more convenient to use a resistor, was it 500K?
It was possible for me to do without all this and just put only a 30 volt zenner diode.. but I wanted to communicate the idea to everyone.. Maybe you want 16 volts or 12 volts...
@@Inventor_AWthanks for your reply, but what I was thinking is what is the point of having that maximum value adjustable: do you get more accuracy if you keep the highest voltage at 16V instead of 30V or I don't know how high it can go. Could I place a pot with external knob so I can adjust it as needed?
Interesting, but I would have picked a better charger to modify. That's one of those dangerous Chinese suicide chargers that doesn't even have a fuse or interference filter, and if CY1 is really a Y-rated capacitor and not just a 1KV cap I'd be surprised. I don't even like having those things around.
Hi sir.if the probs of voltmeter is used the wrong way ( not the right pollarity) will it burn the led when it is being tested? Or it does not matter and nothing will happen?!
Qual é o objetivo desse tipo ferramenta? Calcular a tensão consumida por determinado componente? No próprio multímetro ja nao é possível fazer isso? Qual a ideia por tras de injetar tensao num componente na placa?