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In this instructable I am going to show you how to make a bench power supply. The
bench power supply would consist of 6 fixed voltages and a variable voltage from 7v
to 1v

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Step 1: What is a bench power supply and why do I need it ?

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A bench power supply is a very important and useful tool in electronics. You may
not understand the importance of it until you make one or use one. The same was
my case as I found it useless until I made one and millions of new possibilities
opened up.
Basically a bench power supply is a tool through which you can get multiple
voltages. So the bench power supply that we will make today will have
12v,10v,9v,8v,6v,5v and a variable supply ranging from 7v to 1v.

Step 2: MATERIALS REQUIRED

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A wide range of materials would be required for making this project and you should
spread the work in one day to get better results.
So without further ado the materials are
Enclosure for the projects
Power supply(as I didn't want to do AC to DC conversation I simply used a 12v
wall vort)

7805
7806
7808
7809
7810
LM 317
5k ohm pot
220 ohm resistor
0.1uf cap
1 uf cap
banana clips
male
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banana clips female
switch
voltmeter( buy voltmeter from ebay (http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Red-LEDPanel-Meter-Mini-Digital-Voltmeter-DC-0V-To-99-9V-/130705813566?
pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1e6eac703e) )
The tools required for the build are
Soldering iron
Solder
Dremel or cutting tool
A day or 2
you can get all the materials in about 5$ to 10$ depending on the place you live in.

Step 3: MAKING THE LM317 VARIABLE VOLTAGE

REGULATOR

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7 Steps

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You can follow the schematics given above and make the circuit . If you are not
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After you have the circuit on the purf board you can test it with a multimeter. DO
NOT TEST IT WITH THE VOLTMETER as the max voltage on the voltmeter is 9 v
and u will have tho test it through the 7808 the 8v regulator.
We will be doing the same in the power supply as to get 7 volts max.

Step 4: MAKING THE OTHER FIXED VOLTAGE OUTPUTS

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For making the fixed voltage outputs, solder all the voltage regulators directly on the
board without putting them through as the thickness of the pins is very large. then
give the 12v to the input pin and ground to the ground to all the voltage regulators. I
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of these regulator would be used later to connect them to the banana
clips.

Step 5: PREPARING THE ENCLOSURE

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For preparing
the enclosure first put white tape all over the enclosure. then make
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the required markings and cut them using the dremel or the cutting tool. You may
have to use the sanding tip also to clean the edges and give a good fit.
the enclosure is the major part and should be done with the most carefulness.
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The holes for the banana clips can be drilled with the appropriate drill bit and can
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on well. Don't apply force on the plastic as it may break as it is very
brittle.

Step 6: WIRING IN THE ENCLOSURE

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After the banana clips are fixed in the enclosure put in the 2 pcbs and wire the
connections. The first clip is the variable clip and then followed by 12v,10,9v,8v,6v
and 5v.
The voltmeter has three wires - one white,one red and one black. The black one is
for the ground the,red is for the vcc or the positive terminal which can directly be
connected to the 12v from the adapter. The white line goes to the output of the

LM317 circuit.
A black banana clip is connected to the ground.

Step 7: CLOSING THE ENCLOSURE

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The last step is to close the enclosure. If you have access to a multimeter then test
all the connections before switching on and also check the output from each clip.
Isolate all the electronics and put the screws in the holes and close the box.
NOW YOUR POWER SUPPLY IS READY

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arvevans (/member/arvevans/)

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2 hours ago

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Several people have commented regarding possible over-current problems.

have internal current limiting that protects them from
burnout, but they do need a heat sink if operated near full power.

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These 3-terminal regulators

Using a wall-wart to power the unit usually will limit currents to safe values
because Class-2 devices have inherent current limiting in the transformer...but not
always.
A string of solar cells and battery to power this might be interesting for portability,

PaurushTheMaker (/member/PaurushTheMaker/) (author) arvevans

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2 hours ago

Thanks a lot

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it ends my problem to explain to all as you have done

it so well

VladM3 (/member/VladM3/)

1 hour ago

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I really like the simplicity of this bench power supply. I can't wait to try it out. I'm
out for version 2 ;).

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watching

I like the suggestions down below for version 2... Having the capacity for more
current is a big one for me.

RayKenn (/member/RayKenn/)

5 hours ago

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Thanks for posting this. I need one in my shop.

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PaurushTheMaker (/member/PaurushTheMaker/) (author) RayKenn

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2 hours ago

surely do share it with me

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also ask me any queries

Hallofo (/member/Hallofo/)

4 hours ago

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Awesome build! It looks like I have a new item on my to-do list. One question: did
the part where you put in a fuse, or is that a "Version 2" thing?

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I miss

PaurushTheMaker (/member/PaurushTheMaker/) (author) Hallofo

2 hours ago

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You dont need a fuse as you are using a wall adapter

AC to DC conversion but if you
want to try that it is all up to you.

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and not doing the

also i have tried connecting the positive and negative

together many times sometimes deliberately also
and the result was that the adapter switched off.no
damage. fuse is not really required if you are using a
adapter.

bryan.reid.585 (/member/bryan.reid.585/)

5 hours ago

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Hmmm directions are pretty sketchy. You show lots of detail on the soldering of
regulators, drilling the enclosure but little on how the
electronics are connect to the banana clips, the display, the switch, pot, resistor,
etc etc... So I can understand why some of your viewers can't follow you
directions. Could you provide a little more detail?

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the various voltage

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2 hours ago

Surely I will work on it

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But if you need something specific i will send it to you

MichaelF20 (/member/MichaelF20/)

18 hours ago

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Good beginning, but might not allow for much current draw without burning out
you considered making a PWM based unit with a 555
timer and larger transistors to handle more current?

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your transistors. Have

PaurushTheMaker (/member/PaurushTheMaker/) (author) MichaelF20

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15 hours ago

Surely Michael I agree to you as the max current

amps on the lm317. we can make
a 555 pwm but I think there would be many other
solutions also that I would like to check out. Thanks
for your input and to tell you I plan to make another
power supply which would be more efficient maybe
a boost power supply.
But anyways thanks a lot

output is only 1.5

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PaurushTheMaker

2 hours ago

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No! Your max current is significantly lower. Because the regulators do not
heatsinks they are limited to about 1W maximum loss (as heat) for
long life. This is the inherent drawback of linear regulators, that all voltage
is lost as heat.

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If your AC-DC adapter is regulated so it is actually 12V instead of a

higher float voltage around 15V (which would make matters even worse)
then the math is as follows:
7805: 12V - 5V = 7V drop, 1W / 7V = 143mA max
7806: 12V - 6V = 6V drop, 1W / 6V = 167mA max
7808: 12V - 4V = 4V drop, 1W / 4V = 250mA max

7809: 12V - 9V = 3V drop, 1W / 3V = 333mA max

7810: 12.V - 10V = 2V drop, 1W / 2V = 500mA max
LM 317: Depends on its setting, 12V - (n)V = ?, 1W / ? =
Using heatsinks would significantly increase these values but then at
some point for continuous operation you would also want to put vents, or
perhaps even active cooling in the project box.
Frankly if you do not need multiple outputs simultaneously I would get rid
of all the regulators except the LM317 and put a larger heatsink on it, or
use two LM317 for dual variable outputs, then either a 2nd LED voltage
display or a toggle switch to change which output the display is showing
for adjustment purposes.

charitakudzwa (/member/charitakudzwa/)

7 hours ago

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oh man that was cool i tried to make it ; but mine did not work
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PaurushTheMaker (/member/PaurushTheMaker/) (author) charitakudzwa

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7 hours ago

why that's sad

tell me the problem

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I may be able to find a solution

post the problem here or mail it to me

dmwatkins (/member/dmwatkins/)

7 hours ago

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...and yours looks a whole lot nicer than mine!

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PaurushTheMaker (/member/PaurushTheMaker/) (author) dmwatkins

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7 hours ago

another nifty trick

I wasn't able to fit the adapter through the hole in my
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desk so I cut it and put 3 female headers and 3 male
headers in each end and put ground in the middle
and vcc on the opposite ends
makes it very easy to put in and to carry

PaurushTheMaker (/member/PaurushTheMaker/) (author) dmwatkins

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7 hours ago

thanks it makes it very easy to carry around

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dmwatkins (/member/dmwatkins/)

7 hours ago

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Excellent build and write-up! I made a small one and stuck it to the top of my
breadboard. One thing I included that you might find useful is a 555 square-wave
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generator. I used an 6-position rotary switch with various capacitors to be able to
set a clock signal from 1 Hz to 100 kHz in powers of 10. Very useful when
working with ICs that need to be clocked.

PaurushTheMaker (/member/PaurushTheMaker/) (author) dmwatkins

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7 hours ago

thanks man cool will surely try it in version 2. You

people are all the more promoting me to make
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version 2.
keep an eye on my page for it and thanks a lot again

peabody1929 (/member/peabody1929/)

14 hours ago

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One can find a LM2596 adjustable PWM dc - to - dc converter module with 3A

output on eBay for as little as $0.99.
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PaurushTheMaker (/member/PaurushTheMaker/) (author) peabody1929

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13 hours ago

thanks Peabody for the information

supply version 2

will help a lot in bench power

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