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Rural Abiao@abiao66888 ·
Hand-built portable digitally controlled adjustable supply: 3S4P 18650 + 3S40A BMS, boosted to 36V then through a digital buck module with coulomb counter, 0–33V adjustable with adjustable current
The creator wanted an adjustable supply that works without mains — for the price of one you can hand-build four. The core is an adjustable buck module with a coulomb-counter display; power comes from 12 × 18650 in 3S4P (12.6V) with a 3S 40A BMS. A plastic box is cut for the quick charge port, a square hole for the coulomb-counter display, round holes on both sides, vent holes and a fan slot, a battery gauge and a master switch. The charge input feeds a CC/CV buck-boost module with charge management, output set to 12.7–12.8V; two 40℃ normally-open thermostat switches in parallel control the fan (one stuck on the boost module heatsink), with the fan and gauge negatives on the boost module input. Battery 12.6V goes through the master switch into the boost module set to 36V max, then into the digitally controlled regulator module with thyristor; output leads with clips on the output terminals, the coulomb counter’s ribbon cable into the core board. Power on — charging works, the coulomb counter lights red, a multimeter on the output clips shows the knob sets voltage precisely, up to 33V; it can charge while in use, set voltage and current precisely for load tests, and work as a universal charger for all kinds of batteries.
Ep. 45 | An adjustable power supply with high-end features at rock-bottom cost? Building a portable, precise, digitally controlled adjustable supply from simple materials at the lowest cost — the result is a surpriseProjectsRural Abiao

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橙子 · 1 yr ago

Budget version

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寿宁街景随拍 · 1 yr ago

To sum up: first constant-voltage/constant-current 12.8V charges the battery, then boost to 36V feeds the adjustable buck coulomb meter

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蚌埠古天乐 · 1 yr ago

The guy selling these engineering-plastic junction boxes never imagined his biggest customers would be DIYers

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村里的阿彪Author · 1 yr ago

True

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创客.DIY达文西 · 11 mo ago

How does yours stack up against mine: karaoke, boiling water and cooking rice, hotpot, emergency jump-start, tyre inflation, pneumatic coffee, portable adjustable power supply, multimeter, oscilloscope, soldering iron, aroma air purifier, starry-sky lamp, compass, AI chat

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人生 · 1 yr ago

I know this one

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一剑一江湖 · 1 yr ago

I have this one too

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rivercity · 1 yr ago

Nicely done, but the logic is a bit baffling — it's clearly a digital power supply that plugs into mains, yet you insist on using a battery, unbelievable

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无名氏 · 5 mo ago

So with this thing, if I just power it from a high-power charger, can it convert current and voltage to work as a universal charger?

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2026、 · 11 mo ago

The whole set came to ¥4. Left some space, will fit more once I scrounge a few more small parts

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我的世界豆皮 · 1 yr ago

With this many wires, won't repairs later be a tangled mess?

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