MOSFET driver simulates but does not work in real life

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electrophile

Joined Aug 30, 2013
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Attached here is a schematic for a n-mosfet driver (along with the LTSpice schematic). To simulate the load I have an LED with a resistor. The 4N25 opto coupler is controlled through an Arduino (V3 in the schematic). Now this simulates just fine in LTSpice but when I assembled everything on my breadboard it doesn't work. The LED stays on through out. The Arduino code just switches on and off a particular pin at intervals of 2 seconds. Any ideas?
 

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dl324

Joined Mar 30, 2015
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Are you sure you have the MOSFET connected correctly? Measure the voltage on the drain when the LED should be off. If it's 0.7V, you have the S/D reversed.
 

Bordodynov

Joined May 20, 2015
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I had a similar problem when soldering confused sometimes collector and emitter of the optocoupler (PCB solder wires to the connector).
 

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electrophile

Joined Aug 30, 2013
167
Thanks folks! I had switched the D and S. Also some of the wiring from the Arduino was bad and once I switched them out and set the MOSFET right, everything worked as expected.
 
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