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by Surajit Majumdar
Hey Guyz, This time I'm making a variable bench power supply.This is the most useful equipment for a hobbyist
and DIY maker cause while making or testing circuits, it needs different values of voltage and current. That's why
every DIY maker must have their own bench power supply. Now I'm going to show you how to build an awesome
variable bench power supply. So take your tools and let's get started :)
I'm using here LTC3780 DC adjustable buck and boost converter. which is an amazing module. It can deliver DC
(1-30V) and up to 10A current depends on your input power source, in my case I'm using DC 12V 3A input power
source. I easily get continuously adjustable output voltage (1-30V) and current (0-6A), which is pretty enough for
circuit testing and other things.I'm also using 7805 voltage regulator IC for 5V constant voltage and current.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/TI6IEOaG8u4
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Step 1: The Parts List
We need these following parts to build the power supply. I bought some from online and some from the local store.
Parts List:
Tools List:
Glue Gun
SuperGlue
Sandpaper
Mini Handsaw
Soldering Iron
Masking Tape
Drill Machine
Rotary Tool
Spray paint
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Step 2: Cutting the Acrylic Sheet
I'm using here acrylic sheet to making the enclosure of my power supply. This is an amazing material cause it is
easy to cut, bend and sand. it's also so affordable. You can use the acrylic sheet to make your own power supply.
So let's get started.
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Step 3: Sanding the Pieces
First, remove the paper cover of the acrylic sheets. Then sand the acrylic sheets until getting a smooth flat surface.
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Step 4: Attaching the Pieces
We'll start off by applying super glue on the edges of upper and lower panels. Next, attach the side panels to each
panel.
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Step 5: Painting the Pieces
I decided to paint the upper and lower encloser of my power supply. I choose matt black colour for my power
supply.
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Step 6: Attach Extra Pieces
We need some extra pieces for mounting screw. Now take four same size pieces and attach these pieces using
super glue.
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Step 7: Attaching Front and Back Panel
First, apply a great amount of superglue on the edges of the front panel. next, quickly position it to the lower
encloser, then hold it for a couple of minutes. Use this same method to attach the back panel.
In this Step, we'll mount every component. First, we'll start off by mounting dc switch. Then we'll use the screw to
mount the dc fan. Then we'll mount other components respectively.
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Step 9: Mounting the Heat Sink
It's necessary to reduce the temperature of the power supply. So we need a heatsink and a cooling fan. Though
LTC3780 dc converter has an inbuilt heatsink and this converter doesn't heat up. You can skip the additional
heatsink. I'm here additional heatsink for better efficiency.
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Step 10: Removing the Inbuilt Potentiometer
In this step, we're going to replace the inbuilt potentiometer of LTC3780 with the linear potentiometer.
First, remove the inbuilt 500k and 200k trimmer potentiometer using soldering iron.
Now solder wires to solder joint of the trimmer potentiometer.
Solder those wires to new 500k and 200k linear potentiometer.
Note: When removing the trimmer potentiometer make sure that you don't heat the board too much. it could
damage the dc converter.
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Step 11: Making the 5V Converter
I'm using here 7805 IC for addition 5v constant output. First, solder the components then Add a heat sink to reduce
the heat.
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Step 12: Wiring Diagram
This is the complete circuit diagram of this power supply. You've to connect every component according to this
circuit diagram.
In this step, we'll solder every component according to the circuit diagram. After soldering every component, i tied
all the wires with zip ties.
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Step 14: Final Asembly
Now Attach the upper enclosure with screws. Finally, we're done now. Plug the dc jack and the power supply
ready provide (0-30)V and Up to 6A Output Current.
Thanks for watching this instructable. If you like this project then please do vote for me. I really need your vote and
I know that you will do it.
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