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xyz9915

Joined Feb 24, 2008
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Hi, the attachment is a schematic of SMPS built using IC TL494. The problem is that the capacitors C4,C5 get to much hot under full load. please guide what to do?
 

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scubasteve_911

Joined Dec 27, 2007
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This is because your ripple current is joule heating the capacitors.

Ensure your capacitors are meant for use in switching converters. They should specify the maximum allowable ripple current. For a quick fix, you can add in a couple more parallel caps. Did you have a bill of materials for this schematic?, or did you sub in many of your own parts?

Steve
 
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