Dear Dennis...
EN-Genius Network's Dennis Feucht answers your design
queries in his new Circuit Design Clinic!
June, 2009
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EN-Genius Network presents a new, interactive
analog design service to readers! Send us your design questions (with
relevant data; schematics in JPEG or GIF, please) for some free
engineering advice from EN-Genius Network's circuit
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Minimalist Flyback Converter
by Dennis L Feucht
In cost-driven consumer electronics products, minimalist design can be found. The following flyback converter circuit is taken from the Vector Mfg Co VEC1095APOB 25 A lead-acid battery charger. The product is, generally-speaking, a good buy for the price, though it is nevertheless true that you get what you pay for. Cost-driven design is on the other extreme from high-performance, high-reliability design, as is found in lower-volume, higher price-margin products, and offers an alternative design style.
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