Monday, March 20, 2023

Eskom Loadshedding Solutions - Switch power between a 12v Battery and a 12v DC Power Supply


Please note that this posting is just an indication/test of how an IRF9540 Mosfet is used to switch power between a battery and a 12v DC power supply.  This is in no way a fully completed project as several safety components (caps, diodes, heatsink etc.) lack in the diagram to make this a fully functional project.  Do NOT use this diagram and video as a final project to do power switching.  You have been warned!!




Let's build a 100 and 20 watt Dummy Load!

Above Image: Large RF dummy load for shortwave transmitter at the Moosbrunn transmitting station of the Austrian Broadcasting Service, Moosb...