Lessons Learned

Hunter Keating

Lesson #4: Thorough Examination of Components Before Activating:

A valuable lesson that should be considered is, if your project involves working with many components or devices that are un-covered,...

Hunter Keating

Lesson #3: Shielded VS. Unshielded (Bobbin Core) Inductors

Inductors are available in many different styles and can come shielded or unshielded. Initially the first power supply prototype included...

Hunter Keating

Lessons Learned #2: Linear Regulators VS Switching Regulators

While our team was testing the performance of the power supply's output voltage, the 12 and 5V linear regulators became too hot and...

John Waters

Lesson #1: Linear Voltage Regulators

When working with Linear Voltage Regulators it is important to take a good look at the datasheet for each model you are using. Never...