Recent content by GonzaloEE

LM566, VCO IC. Not sure of the frequency range: http://www.ee.ctu.edu.tw/material/data%20sheet/566.pdf

You may get perfect pulses of up to 200kHz with a PIC 10F200, SMD (SOT-23) pkg.

Hi all, I'm designing a fence charger with line monitor, and it should monitor the line at all times, no matter if the fence is armed (HV pulses) or not. I've read about some systems injecting control signals between HV pulses, through isolation transformers, though line impedance and noise...

Hi all, I'm designing a fence charger with line monitor, and it should monitor the line at all times, no matter if the fence is armed (HV pulses) or not. I've read about some systems injecting control signals between HV pulses, through isolation transformers, though line impedance and noise...

Once your s/w let you split complex numbers into Real/Imaginary part, the rest is just some algebra and you're done. Regards,

I'm taking your advice. We've tried both ways: the default inquiry email with endless parameters, and then shipping a sample. I wrote to 'Company A' and their quote was very costly (NRE charges, etc.) and long lead times; I guess that's the polite way to say 'No, thanks'. Then we shipped a...

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I'd consider using TVS diodes and short, thick GND wires between boards. Cheers,

A tone decoder like LM567 might help, tuned to the switching frequency. They have high gain and open-collector output, so you can couple the voltage through a small cap. http://www.nteinc.com/specs/800to899/pdf/nte832.pdf Cheers, G

Here's another pic. The one at the right has 4 wires, 2 of them for a fence line monitor. Output screws are on the back side. Hope it helps.http://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=b2f8702f-733f-4dcf-b63c-237169529eb1&file=Trafo3.jpg

Sorry for the late reply. Here are some pics of the transformer. It's been incredibly hard to find a partner to build it. Tried with fence charger manufacturers, sales reps. of pulse ignition coils for diesel engines, etc., none of them heard about these parts. Some measurements: Voltage...

What's behind your ADC? a processor that you can program? If true, it's a lot easier to let the ADC 'eat dust' and code a filter in firmware. A digital FIR filter with a few coeffs. does just fine even in 8-bit processors, with no need of hand-tuning a lot of coils and caps. Unless you system...

Got these fence transformers from an Australian and South American fence chargers. Both have similar designs, so I suspect both were built in Asia, or at least near Australia. Both transformers are cast in epoxy resin inside a plastic enclosure. The outer winding (thin wire) is divided in 8...

Thanks for the diagrams. Didn't know it was that simple. Ignition xformers are a little expensive for production runs, but it's a good idea for prototypes and Lab testing. Thanks!

Sounds good. Some ignition transformers would match these specs, though I've never knew of one of those put to a fence energizer. Not sure if those comply with safety regulations