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A continuation of the ATX PSU conversion, I wanted to add a fully variable output and followed these notes to build a suitable circuit on breadboard for testing purposes:
http://www.wikihow.com/Add-Variable-Voltage-to-Your-ATX-Based-Bench-Power-Supply
The main component is the LM317T voltage regulator. Here is the trial circuit:

The pot is quite sensitive and I need to sort this out as it is [...]

I was in need of a 5v power supply for my microcontroller circuits as the supply I have was not working with them for some reason and I was not happy keep using batteries. There are many write-ups online so if your interested, do a google and don`t trust this. This is just a log [...]



  • admin: I appreciate your interest in this project. I have far too many other little projects on the go and have just had a major change around, reorganisatio
  • Mark Peterson: What is your current status? Any advances since July? I am curious to see how you end up on this project. This has got to be a labor of love. I endeav
  • admin: Yes, I machined the graphite. It was very messy! I`ve tried it without the counter weight and still nothing. It is currently in bits again and I`m mak

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