Tag: Tutorial

  • Bad day at work? – How I destroyed a £2300 piece of equipment

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    It’s been longer than I care to admit since my last post, but sit comfortably because this is a tale worth telling. It is about all the planning and thought in the world can be let down with one careless oversight. We use a fairly inexpensive HiPot tester (Clare H101) at work to check that some…

  • Stereotypical beginners electronics project pt2

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    I’ve got some LCM7215’s on order for a work project so I’ve got some downtime until they are due to arrive. I’m going to run through the LTSpice simulation process, and look at the alternative solutions available. Assuming you haven’t already, you will need to download LTSpice. This is a free Spice simulator provided by…

  • Stereotypical beginners electronics project

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    The In-Laws have just moved house. I say move house, but what I mean is sold their old self-build, bought a field in deepest darkest Norfolk and are planning to self-build again. This is great news because it means they’ve got a blank canvas to fill with numerous eco-build projects. The first of which is…

  • Stepper Motors Part 2

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    Hopefully some of you are still with me, and you haven’t blown up your supply, switching device or coil. Before we continue I’d like to ask a question; what current can your supply handle? Let’s take a brief look at Ohm’s Law, or at least the mathematical equation describing Ohm’s Law. The equation V=IR is…

  • Introduction to Stepper Motors

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    If you are reading this, then you probably want to know more about stepper motors. I will start at the basics and work my way up. I am going to be referring to the permanent magnet 2 phase variety. Other stepper motors exist but are beyond the scope of this article. A stepper motor is…