so having started my venture into designing switching power supply I got some great things to consider from the forum. Thanks @TeeKay6!
So I decided to draw up 6 designs to put on pcb and test. I think I need to get an RF spectrum analyzer. We have an unusually hot summer in Chicago. So I get to work and after 3 designs the circuit breaker trips. I lost two designs. I liked the third one.
Reset and it trips 2 more times. More work lost
Yes we have the AC going and it was my wife running the washer and dryer. I ran the dryer on separate 240 line when I moved in but the washing machine for some reason runs on the same circuit as my work area. So two trips to Home Depot and few hours later. Now the fricken washing machine which draws 10A is on its own 15A breaker. Wife said great job but something she just said shows she has no clue what I did. Just that I did something for the house.
I plan to trip the breakers and go around the house to figure out the idiotic things the people before us did. I found one line that has the same color wires for hot and neutral .
Thank gawd the breakers are inexpensive. I might be pulling more line soon. Then I remember I need to run some more outlets on their own breakers for the garage and all I want to do is get back to working on the pcb designs.
So I decided to draw up 6 designs to put on pcb and test. I think I need to get an RF spectrum analyzer. We have an unusually hot summer in Chicago. So I get to work and after 3 designs the circuit breaker trips. I lost two designs. I liked the third one.
Reset and it trips 2 more times. More work lost
Yes we have the AC going and it was my wife running the washer and dryer. I ran the dryer on separate 240 line when I moved in but the washing machine for some reason runs on the same circuit as my work area. So two trips to Home Depot and few hours later. Now the fricken washing machine which draws 10A is on its own 15A breaker. Wife said great job but something she just said shows she has no clue what I did. Just that I did something for the house.
I plan to trip the breakers and go around the house to figure out the idiotic things the people before us did. I found one line that has the same color wires for hot and neutral .
Thank gawd the breakers are inexpensive. I might be pulling more line soon. Then I remember I need to run some more outlets on their own breakers for the garage and all I want to do is get back to working on the pcb designs.
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