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EEVblog #110 - Let's Design a DC to DC Switchmode Converter
Why people recommend it
Dave Jones walks through designing a switch-mode supply around the MC34063, often pointed to as a hands-on introduction to buck and boost converters.
Watch for: The chip is old and slow by modern standards but easy to prototype
In their words
The MC34063 is so popular there's even a Youtube video about it.
dren.dk on electronics.stackexchange.com, May 2011. CC BY-SA.
EEVblog #110 – Let’s Design a DC to DC Switchmode Converter
MicroservicesOnDDD on electronics.stackexchange.com, May 2024. CC BY-SA.
You might as well use or build a DC-DC boost converter to double the voltage for your heater.
user59864 on electronics.stackexchange.com, Oct 2015. CC BY-SA.
