This may or may not be appropriate for here, but since I found this stuff while researching electonics for mods - then it may be of interest to others.
Basically I've been working on understanding the PTN04050c boost chip - how it works, why it works, and what "real" capacitance is needed (because I felt the 100uF on both the input and output as questionable).
for anyone interested in understanding the components of a boost circuit and how those components work, here's a couple articles I found very interesting. One is a DIY that, if you can etch your own board through whatever means, the size of the resulting boost is pretty dang small. The other is a calculator for determining what componetents should be included in a boost circuit with given characteristics. I found it very educational, and maybe doing the DIY project for kicks.
Here's the article that describes a basic boost and provides the calculator
Make a simple boost converter
Here's the DIY project, extreemly well documented
DC-DC HV Boost Converter
They're a couple good reads and some very good basic information can be gleaned. I want to really see if a boost converter designed for a very specific application can be small component-wise (smaller inductor, smaller caps, etc...) overall. Be fun to create a boost that is designed just for 4.5-6.5v output @ 2amps and see what comes out
This is for electronics knowledge only, not suggesting for use by anyone for creating mods.
Adding this - a boost that is more aligned to an ecig needs - all parts obtainable from radio shack (for anyone who wants to play with that kinda stuff) - this particular boost was designed to convert 3v to 5v - no clue about amp capabilities of course (just found it), but figuring there may be other "electronics noobs" out there who want to know how stuff works, rather than just how to wire it all together
http://www.instructables.com/id/DC-Boost-Converter/#step1
Basically I've been working on understanding the PTN04050c boost chip - how it works, why it works, and what "real" capacitance is needed (because I felt the 100uF on both the input and output as questionable).
for anyone interested in understanding the components of a boost circuit and how those components work, here's a couple articles I found very interesting. One is a DIY that, if you can etch your own board through whatever means, the size of the resulting boost is pretty dang small. The other is a calculator for determining what componetents should be included in a boost circuit with given characteristics. I found it very educational, and maybe doing the DIY project for kicks.
Here's the article that describes a basic boost and provides the calculator
Make a simple boost converter
Here's the DIY project, extreemly well documented
DC-DC HV Boost Converter
They're a couple good reads and some very good basic information can be gleaned. I want to really see if a boost converter designed for a very specific application can be small component-wise (smaller inductor, smaller caps, etc...) overall. Be fun to create a boost that is designed just for 4.5-6.5v output @ 2amps and see what comes out
This is for electronics knowledge only, not suggesting for use by anyone for creating mods.Adding this - a boost that is more aligned to an ecig needs - all parts obtainable from radio shack (for anyone who wants to play with that kinda stuff) - this particular boost was designed to convert 3v to 5v - no clue about amp capabilities of course (just found it), but figuring there may be other "electronics noobs" out there who want to know how stuff works, rather than just how to wire it all together
http://www.instructables.com/id/DC-Boost-Converter/#step1
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