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> On Nov 26, 2018, at 10:58 AM, Richard Rasker (rasker AT linetec DOT nl) [via =
geda-user AT delorie DOT com] <geda-user AT delorie DOT com> wrote:
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> Hello,
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> Apologies for this off-topic question, but I found that quite a few =
people here have a lot of expertise in specialized electronics subjects.
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> My issue: I was asked to build a relatively simple LED lighting =
application for use in trucks (24V).
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> I built a handful of prototype boards for testing, based on an =
LMR14206 step-down device (see attachment), and while these work =
perfectly fine on the workbench, even up to 50 volts, I had already two =
failing when testing on an actual truck for several days.
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> I suspect that voltage spikes may be the cause, maybe in conjunction =
with lack of a sufficiently large buffer capacitor on the input. But not =
having much experience in the area of automotive-quality design, I don't =
really know what to expect and how to handle this -- I did use a TVS =
suppressor diode, but perhaps I should take some extra measures, like a =
large cap across the supply input.
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> =46rom what I can find on the Internet, it would appear that the 24V =
supply may have spikes of up to 200 volts, which of course can wreak =
havoc with anything designed for a few dozen volts max.
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> Any thought on this? Or could someone point me to design guidelines, =
or perhaps example schematics of actual electronic devices for =
applications like this? No doubt, there must be pertinent information =
out there, but I have trouble locating it.
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> Thanks in advance,
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> Best regards,
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> Richard Rasker
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John Doty Noqsi Aerospace, Ltd.
jpd AT noqsi DOT com
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class=3D""><div class=3D"">On Nov 26, 2018, at 10:58 AM, Richard Rasker =
(<a href=3D"mailto:rasker AT linetec DOT nl" class=3D"">rasker AT linetec DOT nl</a>) =
[via <a href=3D"mailto:geda-user AT delorie DOT com" =
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class=3D"">Hello,<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">Apologies for this =
off-topic question, but I found that quite a few people here have a lot =
of expertise in specialized electronics subjects.<br class=3D""><br =
class=3D"">My issue: I was asked to build a relatively simple LED =
lighting application for use in trucks (24V).<br class=3D""><br =
class=3D"">I built a handful of prototype boards for testing, based on =
an LMR14206 step-down device (see attachment), and while these work =
perfectly fine on the workbench, even up to 50 volts, I had already two =
failing when testing on an actual truck for several days.<br =
class=3D""><br class=3D"">I suspect that voltage spikes may be the =
cause, maybe in conjunction with lack of a sufficiently large buffer =
capacitor on the input. But not having much experience in the area of =
automotive-quality design, I don't really know what to expect and how to =
handle this -- I did use a TVS suppressor diode, but perhaps I should =
take some extra measures, like a large cap across the supply input.<br =
class=3D""><br class=3D"">=46rom what I can find on the Internet, it =
would appear that the 24V supply may have spikes of up to 200 volts, =
which of course can wreak havoc with anything designed for a few dozen =
volts max.<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">Any thought on this? Or could =
someone point me to design guidelines, or perhaps example schematics of =
actual electronic devices for applications like this? No doubt, there =
must be pertinent information out there, but I have trouble locating =
it.<br class=3D""><br class=3D""><br class=3D"">Thanks in advance,<br =
class=3D""><br class=3D""><br class=3D"">Best regards,<br class=3D""><br =
class=3D"">Richard Rasker<br class=3D""><span =
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