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Can you power 2 voltage rails simultaneously using a buck-boost converter?

I am designing a custom PCB and want to power 2 rails: a 3.3V and 5V rail, with a single 250mAh LiPo battery (3.7V) and need the 5V rail to have as stable a voltage as possible. I understand that a ...
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How does a boost converter behave when used as a battery charger?

I'd like to use a boost converter as the primary power supply for a lipo charger. Disregarding the BMS, which will be a separate component, how does a step-up boost converter behave when used as a ...
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Analog LTC3106 issue

I'm trying to use LTC3106 to provide 3.3V for my SAMD21. The goal is to use the sun when it is available (and recharge the battery with the excess) and use the battery when there is no sun. Here is my ...
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Battery for GPRS module and voltage regulation

I work on a wearable GSM device powered with a LiPo battery. I want to use a switching charger with a power path. My GSM module can consume up to 2 amps during data transmission and its working ...
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Problems with LiPo Volt buck boost for a LED

I need a little bit of help in understanding buck-boost converter. I have 4 LiPo 18650 batteries in series an BMS to charge and discharge the batteries properly. After that I added the buck-boost ...
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LiPo battery sparks when used with DC step up convertor

I'm using a LiPo battery 700mAh 3.7V with MT3608 DC-DC step up boost converter module 2V-24V 2A. The problem is when I connect these to anything or even the wires just touch each other they produce a ...
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Boosting 18 V drill battery to 60 V to power LED lights, problems with voltage stability

I have a bunch of Dewalt 18 V batteries and 2 LED shop lights that I converted to DC, specifically 60 V, 1.5 amps per strip. I have had mixed luck and I am looking for a better approach. I have no ...
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