Internal power supply and PSU mod

Discuss Yocto construction and related issues
  • Looking good hofmann25! ;)
    Glad it worked out for you!

    Cheers, Jeroen
  • jeroenbvo wrote:Looking good hofmann25! ;)
    Glad it worked out for you!

    Cheers, Jeroen
    Cheers man, couldn't have done it without you. ;)

    Will this Transistor burn through this live 240v wire?

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    :?
  • Normally not, but if you can, maybe try to route the cable behind the electrolytic capacitor on the picture to the right?
  • jeroenbvo wrote: maybe try to route the cable behind the electrolytic capacitor on the picture to the right?
    Good call.

    What I did was keep all my transformer wires As Short As Possible but I may have goone too short for testing and keeping it out of the way of that transistor. I tried to find one of the heat sinks from my Nava kit (Same as we got in the yocto) but I couldnt find one...

    Cheers man
  • just getting round to finishing up my yocto, and I want to add a transformer to get rid of the ugly wall wart.

    I am wondering how you guys attached the transformer to the case though. I have the metal one by kacper, and I am a bit weary of drilling a hole into it before being entirely sure. The same with grounding to the case, am I just going to have to drill some holes into this lovely case?
  • Just a hole to attach the transformer coil.
  • jeroenbvo wrote:Secondary

    This one you want in series as well, so you connect;
    1) Red to Orange, and this joint is now your 0V center tap which will be connected to the point between C90 and C91
    2) Black for example goes to D109
    3) Then Yellow will go to the center of your two added 1N4004's.
    1) * The point between C90 and C91 is the ground plane no? Where do you solder 0v?
    2) * D109/110/111 are all connected yeah? Where does Black go then?
    3) Do you connect Yellow to the other side (The side that D109/110/111 are NOT connected) of 2 of the D109 & D110?
    4) Ground Loop Breaker to GND on J8?

    Do you have photos of this jeroenbvo? Or directions?

    OR is this correct? :geek:

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    Thanks jeroenbvo! :)
    Last edited by hofmann25 on Mar 22nd, '17, 10:21, edited 1 time in total.
  • Hello Hoffman25,
    I have just confirmed your diagram and it works. I put Cathode to diode 109 and the Anode to diode 110 from the twisted pair of diodes then the 15v from the transformer to the twisted end, your other wire connections are also correct. Works a treat I'm very happy. Thanks to Jeroenbvo and to yourself. It has made my life easier.
    Cheers.
  • By the way my connections are done on the solder side of the board like in your pics.