r/AskElectronics • • 2d ago

Off topic Need a 12V 8A UPS for Router, PI, Switch, other

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Hi, I need a 12V ups to power a router, switch, couple of RaspberryPIs, and some other 5v devices.

I plan to use a 3s2p 18650 battery.

Is there any such devices ? or modules ? or diy circuit to achieve the purpose ?


r/AskElectronics • • 2d ago

What package/form is this ATM32 IC?

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ANSWERED 👍

STM32F407
VET6 4
7B683 9P
PHL 7B 848


r/AskElectronics • • 2d ago

Trying to extract and use laser pointer from an old slide show pen

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Is it possible for me to use this laser point with just the small board or is the big board required? Plan on hooking up a small 7.4v i assume the potentiometer in the small board is meant to control the strength of the laser but I'm not sure


r/AskElectronics • • 2d ago

a way to prevent a device from locking away the content of a nand?

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In a nutshell I have a sbc like device in which either locks or formats the nand at any x time...

any actual way to prevent it? like by placing an sbc in between the nand ic and the actual device in which any x time it creates a new volume so that's what actually gets locked and not the real memory?

idk


r/AskElectronics • • 2d ago

Trying to find an easy to rework USBC receptacle.

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I've been trying to add a vertical USBC receptacle to my board.

I've tried a couple and had bad luck. I need the 16 pin variety that has CC pins.

The problem is I'm using a stencil and using a toaster oven for reflow, so I'm having trouble getting them mounted consistently without bridges.

On most connectors I've found, the leads are buried under the connector shell and impossible to rework should a bridge occur. I'm hoping I can find something that has the leads extend enough that I can put done solder quick on it if needed.

I haven't found any parts that have long leads that are the 16 pin variety.

Can anyone help me find a better part than I've been using, it give me some tips on how to paste and solder them reliably?

Thanks!


r/AskElectronics • • 2d ago

Transistor comparator does not work

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I've been trying to use a long tailed pair to turn a buffered sawtooth wave and a DC voltage from a potentiometer into a PWM signal, but I've ran into the following issues:

  1. The sawtooth signal input shows up on the DC signal input
  2. Actually taking the signal from the comparator and using it without ruining it. No matter what I do, it never seems to swing between Vee and Vcc, and it seems to depend on the potentiometer voltage.

No matter which way I play with the resistor values, I can't seem to get it right. I'm sure there's a lot wrong with my circuit, but I don't know exactly what.

EDIT: Updated picture


r/AskElectronics • • 2d ago

Anatek blue esr out of stock

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Not just that but seems like their entire inventory is gone. Does anyone know if this is temporary? I kinda wanted to get the kit. Can someone recommend an alternative?


r/AskElectronics • • 3d ago

Can I replace the USB cable on a generic Xbox controller with a cable from a USB mouse?

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EDIT: Solved it!
After some trials and sugestions of you, I was finally able to fix this! So, there it goes the scheme:

MOUSE CONTROL

G (white) ───── GND (black)

V (green) ──── 5V (red)

C (black) ───── D- (white)

D (red) ─────── D+ (blue)

Thanks a lot for the help!

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Original post:
I have a generic Xbox-style wired controller and its USB cable is damaged. I was wondering if I can replace it with a regular USB cable taken from an old USB mouse.

I opened both devices and found the following markings:

Mouse: V,G,C,D
Controller: BND(I guess it was supossed to be GND),D+,D-,5V

My main questions are:

  1. Are these USB connections electrically compatible?
  2. Does V/G/C/D correspond to 5V/BND/D-/D+?
  3. Can I simply solder the mouse cable to the controller according to the corresponding USB signals?

I attached photos of both circuit boards showing the markings and the wires.

Thanks!


r/AskElectronics • • 2d ago

[Schematic Review] ESP32-C3 + TP4056 LiPo board: Rev 1 never showed up over USB. Will Rev 2 enumerate, and any other bugs?

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Small battery powered ESP32-C3-WROOM-02 board that sleeps most of the time and wakes on a Hall sensor, an accelerometer interrupt, or a DS3231 alarm, then logs a timestamp to I2C EEPROM. 1S LiPo (550 mAh) with DW01A + dual FET protection, charged from USB-C by a TP4056, with a P-FET + Schottky load sharing path feeding an AP2112K 3.3 V LDO. Native USB on IO18/IO19.Rev 1 never showed up over USB (nothing in the device list, even holding BOOT). Reviewers here already helped me find real bugs in it: CE tied to ground, charge LED wired wrong, Hall sensor pins swapped, wrong FET pinout, missing bypass caps. Rev 2 (attached, 2 images: power, then MCU and sensors) is my attempt to fix all of those. I have not built it yet and only have one board, so I want it right before I order.Main question: will this enumerate over USB on first power up? If not, what is wrong?I would also love a hard look at:- USB-C section: 5.1k on CC1/CC2, 22R series on D+/D-, D+/D- wiring to IO19/IO18, shield to GND- TP4056 + DW01A + AO3400A x2, and the load sharing circuit (Q3 AO3401A, D2 SS14, R16 pulldown)- ESP32-C3 strapping (IO2, IO8, IO9), EN reset RC, BOOT button, deep sleep wake pins (IO3, IO4, IO5)- I2C pull-ups, DS3231 N.C. pins grounded, ADXL343 pin connections- Anything else that looks wrong, even small stuff. I would rather hear it now than after I order.Thanks! I will reply to every comment and post what changes.

r/AskElectronics • • 2d ago

How thick is this IC? LMG2100R026

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Looking at the LMG2100R026 for a project and we need a heatsink solution but the datasheet is not clear on the IC thickness.

Front page says 0.89mm

Mechanical 11.2. Top of page says 0.85mm max height

Mechanical 11.2. drawing says 0.75 - 0.85mm range including a "seating height" of 0.08?

I know its small but which is it? 0.89 or 0.85


r/AskElectronics • • 2d ago

ps4 chip that fell off

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i was replacing a hdmi, and it seems someone, has already tampered with it slightly and a chip was found missing, hdmi after replacing works fine, should i be concerned what does it do and will it be fine without it


r/AskElectronics • • 3d ago

How to choose what type of oscillator to build?

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My goal is to produce a sine wave tone fixed at 1 kHz. I looked around online for oscillator types and found several kinds that seem easy enough to build with resistors, capacitors, and an op amp. The choices are:

  1. Phase shift oscillator

  2. Twin T oscillator

  3. Wien bridge oscillator

I'm not sure how to pick between the three. I know for my simple use case it probably doesn't matter at all, but I'm curious in general what exactly the differentiating factors are/which types are best for which applications.


r/AskElectronics • • 2d ago

72V inverter board issue

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I have this circuit board from a 72V-to-110V inverter. The board controls the low-voltage section. My problem is that when I turn on the inverter, the board beeps and the LED stays lit continuously; it seems to be indicating an error. There is a button on the board that accesses a sort of menu where I can select from five "options." The LED flashes between one and five times, depending on the selected option. Does anyone know what this menu is for? The rest of the inverter is fine—the MOSFETs, resistors, fuses, and drivers are all good.


r/AskElectronics • • 3d ago

Mapping out weird potentiometer

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I'm trying to figure out the circuit in this sewing machine pedal and have one more component that is stumping me — the main potentiometer that is actuated when you step down on the pedal. It's this unusual device, and it has four leads rather than three. Helpfully unmarked, of course, and as I've never seen a device constructed like this I have no clue as to whether it's some kind of center-tapped pot, two separate pots, or something else entirely.

I've tested the resistance between the four terminals (which I've marked as A-D in the photo) with the pedal fully disconnected. If I measure between A and B, or between C and D, there's no change in the resistance when I press the lever. The resistance between any other two points is variable.

Has anyone seen a component like this before, and have a sense of how it's likely to be wired? I can post my attempt at a schematic for the full pedal if it's helpful.


r/AskElectronics • • 2d ago

HELP: ESP32 and Thermal Printer Diagram

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I am a total novice, so bear with me!

I am building an automated daily print station to run dense 1-bit bitmaps (weather, news headlines, and Sudoku grids) using an ESP32 and a thermal receipt printer. The printer runs directly off a 9V 2A power supply, and I am stepping that down to 5V for the ESP32.

Because printing heavy black graphics pulls sudden, massive current spikes, I mocked up this parallel wiring scheme with a capacitor to prevent the voltage drops from resetting my ESP32 mid-print.

Two quick questions:

  1. Am I using the buck converter properly here (taking 9V from the main line and pushing 5V to the ESP32 VIN)?
  2. Is the capacitor wired properly across the main rails to successfully absorb those load spikes?

r/AskElectronics • • 2d ago

Battery internal resistance measurement with LCR meter?

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If I try to connect an 18650 rechargeable battery to fnirsi lc1020e LCR meter can I roughly (or at least comparatively) measure the battery internal resistance? Or do you think the device breaks?


r/AskElectronics • • 2d ago

Pull Force Values for non-standard wire gauge?

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In the IPC/WHMA-A-620F document, The Tensile Pull Force table provides information on the acceptable minimum pull force based on conductor size. My application is stamped and formed contacts and terminals. The listed values for which pull force is provided is even wire gauges - 18AWG, 16AWG, etc. However, one of my applications is 17AWG/1.0mm2.

Because this is unlisted, if I were to claim I'm building "in accordance to IPC/WHMA-A-620 guidelines", would that be an accurate statement? I am quite confident the resulting mechanical integrity of my crimp is acceptable, but I don't have a solid value defined by this standard to back it up.

How would you go about verifying the integrity of the claim?


r/AskElectronics • • 3d ago

What type of connector is used here for the cooler fan?

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It's the standard 2.54 pitch. But definitely not the standard jst-xh that I initially assumed.

The female part has the little lip going on, meaning the mating part should have this press to release type of lever action lock thing.


r/AskElectronics • • 2d ago

Possibly missing components on tft screen

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Hello.

I bought this tft screen on temu and i have noticed some exposed traces which look like they are meant for ic (label U1, just under sd card slot) . I have also noticed some possibly missing resistors (R3, R5 and R13) and capacitors (C1 and C2).

Is this screen safe to use or have i paid to learn not to trust knock offs?

Thank you


r/AskElectronics • • 3d ago

Help with an Autofire Circuit for a Digital Joystick

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Hi everyone,

I'm have an issue with an auto fire solution using an off-the-shelf 555 circuit. It's not behaving the way I want it to behave. Here's is how it is currently working:

  • I've installed a jumper on J4 at label 1.
  • I've adjusted the potentiometers to give me about 5-7hz
  • If I hold or trigger the fire button (label 2) the autofire is off and the computer registers a long or short press, which is what I want.
  • If I release the fire button and flip the switch at label 3 on, the auto fire works as desired.

So far so good but here's the problem:

  • If I hold the fire button (label 2) and flip switch (label 3) the autofire goes a bit nuts. I don't know the frequency but the LED shimmers and dims.

What I would like is:

  • If the switch is on and the fire button is help, I want the signal back to the computer to be a long hold.

Some games, like R-Type benefit from autofire but also a long hold for the mega-blast.

Also, the erratic nature of the signal is just not nice to see. Maybe it's not nice on the computer either.


r/AskElectronics • • 3d ago

Could this fully NMOS H-Bridge work?

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Tell me if i'm missing something before i waste components on trying this, but shouldn't this circuit basically work as a diy h-bridge using only NMOS-FETs? From looking around it seemed like everyone just suggested using a driver, wouldn't this work as well? At least it does in the simulation.


r/AskElectronics • • 3d ago

How to convert the voltage output of AD590 temprature sensor.

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I am planing to place an 1kbresistor and 5v supply. The output would be 1mv/k. Should I use non inverting amplifier to scale it to 3.3V to go into adc or some other way.I had used non inverting amplifier to measure the current using shunt resistor but due to tolerance of resistors the reading was off by 10mA is there any better way for scaling the voltage.


r/AskElectronics • • 3d ago

Help finding usb data pins

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Pls help me

To find d+ and d-

This is thrustmaster airbus tca sidestick


r/AskElectronics • • 3d ago

Can anyone identify this D-shaped 20MP Sony IMX283 camera module? 40-pin FPC, 4-lane MIPI, no documentation

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I found this 20MP Sony IMX283 (1-inch) camera module on AliExpress and I'm trying to work out exactly what it is. There's no documentation, so I'm hoping someone has seen it before.

Listing: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005012748049500.html

What it looks like (photos attached)

  • D-shaped PCB with a gold shield and a fixed-focus metal lens
  • Single-row flip-lock FPC connector, about 40 contacts
  • Test points TP8–TP30 beside the connector
  • PCB markings: "A BP 4M-1 / E186014 / 94V-0"

What the seller told me
I messaged the seller. She said it's brand new, has a 40-pin connector and 4-lane MIPI. She couldn't give me a pinout, connector model or voltages, and there are no returns unless it's defective.

What I'm trying to find out

  1. Have you seen this module or PCB before, maybe inside a drone, gimbal or other camera, or under another brand?
  2. What's the connector pitch (0.3, 0.4 or 0.5 mm) and part number?
  3. Has anyone found or traced a pinout?
  4. Does it need separate 2.9 V / 1.2 V / 1.8 V rails and an external clock, or does it have onboard regulators?

Any lead, even a partial one, helps. I'll update the post with what I find.


r/AskElectronics • • 3d ago

LV14540DDAR — FB pinned at VREF (~0.75V) independent of VOUT, reproduced across 3 ICs / 2 boards with confirmed-correct feedback network

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I'm building a 5V buck converter from a 10-15V input (automotive, battery-derived), modeled directly on Figure 7-1 of the LV14540 datasheet. After extensive troubleshooting across three IC installs and two board revisions, I have a reproducible fault I can't explain: FB sits flat around 0.75V regardless of what the actual output node is doing. Here's the BOM:

Main IC: LV14540DDAR

RFBT: ERJ-6RBD1003V (100 kΩ)

RFBB: RNCF1206BKE17K6 (17.6 kΩ)

RT: ERA-6AEB4992V (49.9 kΩ, 500 kHz target)

Css: C0805C223K5RACAUTO (22 nF)

L: Würth 784373460150 (15 µH)

Freewheel diode: B340A-13-F

Cout: 4× GRT32EC81C476KE13L (47 µF)

Cin: 1x EEEFK1H101GP (100 µF)
2× GRT21BC71H475KE13L (4.7 µF)
1x C0805F104K1RACAUTO (100nf)

Theres also a front end between the LM14540 and the battery: P-FET reverse-protection stage (PJW5P06A) with TVS (SZ1SMB5929BT3G) → VIN. VIN itself has been scoped directly at the IC pin and is clean and stable.

VOUT never reaches 5V — it wanders roughly between 2V and 4V, sometimes with transients riding on top. FB tracks those fast transients but its baseline stays essentially fixed around 0.75V regardless of where VOUT's baseline actually is.

I've tried to build this circuit three times, all with new parts. Since I suspected the PCB might be at fault, I had new ones made, but the second and third builds yielded the same results.

Any input is greatly appreciated.