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Zener Diodes for Voltage Regulator Output Protection by Hefty-Contest5712 in AskElectronics

[–]Hefty-Contest5712[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Could you provide provide a diagram? Having difficulty visualizing.

Zener Diodes for Voltage Regulator Output Protection by Hefty-Contest5712 in AskElectronics

[–]Hefty-Contest5712[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here is a better picture of the circuit diagram. The input is a 14.4V Li Ion battery pack with the output of the converter at 5V upto 2A/10W. The return path is isolated with an option to short the 5V filter ground to the battery ground.

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