justDIY Project Log

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Some space to write down what I was thinking about when I designed or photographed something.

Archive for the 'Power' Category

Few new drawings

Tuesday, November 28th, 2006

I’ve been working with a new design these past few days … I’m trying to build a portable power supply / charger for mobile usb devices. Inspired by Lady Ada’s Minty Boost, I set out to build something a bit more powerful. Perhaps I can call it the Minty XL? Alas, that [...]

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MintLite Part I

Friday, September 8th, 2006

MintLite - The Luxeon Powered Mint Tin Flashlight!
This idea has been rattling around in my head for more than a month now, and I finally have thought it out enough to do some doodling in Eagle. The basic idea is built around a six watt Luxeon K2. I plan to use a pair [...]

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TPS61040 Constant Current Driver

Monday, April 24th, 2006

My first serious attempt at prototyping a switchmode boost converter.

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