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What is the "best" way to make a diy 7v rechargeable battery?

I have a device (the wii "sensor" bar, basically an IR LED array) that the literature says takes 7v. I can't find any battery offerings that come in 7v, but many that are 3.7v, so I am stuck ...
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Combination of step up and step down feasible?

I have a model aircraft on which I am installing a LED kit of the same manufacturer. The EDF jet is powered by a 6s Lipo (22.2V nominal). The LED kit connects to the balancer plug of the battery and ...
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Calculation of step-up / step-down output voltage

I am trying to build a step-up and step-down circuit from a DC-DC converter IC. This is from the datasheet: I have two questions in relation to this: The value of the resistor in the red box. It ...
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Can very high voltage and very low current AC produce strong magnetic flux in the coil?

I have done some research and also conducted some experiments and found that the magnetic flux in a transformer or a coil mainly depends on the number of turns and current flowing in it and not the ...
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Where does the Step-Down Convertor used as compare to RECOM DC/DC converter?

I am reading Step-Down converter and given the circuit below, which is a step down converter. It consists of a MOSFET, inductor, diode, capacitor And if I compare it with RECOM component DC/DC ...
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Can this Raspberry Pi UPS circuit work?

I created following UPS circuit to shutdown my Raspberry Pi 3A+ properly: I would really appreciate if somebody can review my circuit. I know it's a little bit hard to read, but I'm sorry. I'm a ...
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Which voltage converter will work for my amplifier? [closed]

I recently moved to France from the United States. I am in the market for a voltage converter for my markbass amplifier: From the little research I have done, there seems to be a general consensus ...
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DC to DC converter options

I'm admitting here that I'm a little out of my element, so take that into consideration. I am working on a project that combines a few different electrical devices that use different DC power sources. ...
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I designed a circuit to receive multiple AC voltages at the input and constant voltage at the output, but I wonder if the circuit makes any sense

I wonder if this circuit has any meaning and if it will work as I expect. I would like to know before I build it, due to lack of time. What I want from this circuit is to give motorcycle lamps the ...
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How to bypass step-up voltage converter?

I bought this great solar panel unit on amazon that has lithium batteries, 12v input and 12v output. I use it to power a 5v ESP8266 and I have a step down voltage converter from 12v to 5v on my end ...
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Constant Voltage Power Supply

I’m working on a project were I need to power to some 24V 4-20mA sensors, a 3.3V ESP32 and a 5V SIM808 module. To accomplish this I’m using a step-down buck converter to reduce a 12V electrolytic ...
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Relocation US to Germany: step-down transformer for TV, AVR, LED lights and other devices? [closed]

I hope this is the right place to ask this: I am relocating from the US (110V 60Hz) to Germany (240V 50Hz) and want to bring some of my electronic devices. It seems worth the hassle in my case (not ...
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Use step-down 1.3-35V converter together with a step-up 5-24V converter

I want to build a variable power supply. I am using a computer power supply and I want to make the 5 volt 20A output variable. I found an online website that has all the components that I need. ...
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When to use step up and step down transformer

Well I once saw a video in which a guy made a spot welder using a step down transformer and in another video I saw someone make arcer using a step up transformer. Why using a step up to jump arcs and ...
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TPS63070 buck-boost not bucking or boosting correctly

Can someone check my layout? I am using TPS63070 buck-boost regulator and I would like to get 4.7 V output at TP12 but, I am getting 11.5 V which is wrong and I don't know why. Base on the Datasheet ...
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