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Wiring of dual Ben Boost driver

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I have made some clean shots how I did the wiring of two BenBoost drivers.
They are also heatsinked to the round metal coin. It was a build for the Hotlight host.
Attach the black wires first without the drivers. I heated the coin with a butane blow torch until the solder melds. Then attach the 2 black wires.
After cool-down the drivers were glued to the metal plate. I use a thermal silicone paste. It is the same white stuff used for sinking high-power LED to the metal star. I hope the pictures are clear enough to use as a guideline. :beer:

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Benboost1.jpg


Benboost2.jpg


Benboost3.jpg
 
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Very helpfull!

Thanks for the amazing pics and good job on these drivers! :beer:

greetings,,
 
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I must spread some reputation before giving to blord again. :(

What kind of coin? I wonder if they would fit on old pure copper us pennies?

Real silver coins are kinda expensive for sinking.
 
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Very nice, thanks for the pics. Any shots of how you did that in-line splice on the red wire?

Thanks again.

Glenn
 
Driver porn :D

I love seeing close ups of well made intricate little assemblies. Impresses the hell out of me :D
 
Yes nice job! Great pics. Wireing these things is alot like plubling a water cooled computer many different routes to the same end...
Us Canadians should really save our pennies now with the new budget axing them.. No more pennies in Canada!
 
"You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Blord again."
Crap. You're too reputable ;) haha

I wanted to do a dual Ben Boost set up as well but I believe you grabbed the last one Blord! The set up I was thinking was putting the 2 Ben Boosts' IC's together separated by an aluminum block. I wonder if it'll be too cramped for the wires.
 
Ash said:
Nice pictures, great tutorial. How much current is this setup putting out?
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Both drivers are set at 844mA. After combining them I measured 1.666mA. There seems a small loss somewhere.

GAtkins said:
Very nice, thanks for the pics. Any shots of how you did that in-line splice on the red wire?

Thanks again.

Glenn
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That is nothing special. I made a cut in the insulation and remove a small section of insulation. Then I solder the other wire to the bare core. The joint is covered with a shrink tube.

RyanElectro said:
I wanted to do a dual Ben Boost set up as well but I believe you grabbed the last one Blord! The set up I was thinking was putting the 2 Ben Boosts' IC's together separated by an aluminum block. I wonder if it'll be too cramped for the wires.
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The drivers do get warm in my setup. I tested the dual driver with the testload and the host do get warm.
If the drivers fit then the wiring shouldn't be a problem.

tsteele93 said:
Two 1979 Italian 100 Lire Coin | eBay
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LOL, that coin is worth 50cents :D
It is made from Acmonital, a Stainless Steel alloy consisting mostly of Iron, with 0.14% Carbon, 17.5-19% Chrome, 0.50% Magnesium, 1.15% Silicium, 0.03% Sulfur, and 0.03% Phosphorus by weight. Acmonital was used in Italy for their Lira and is the acronym for "acciaio monetario italiano" (Italian monetary steel) ( WIKI)
It suits my purpose, electrically and thermally conductive.
 
Thanks for this! Clean pics and a clean build. This will come in handy, been looking for a write up just like this. :bowdown:
 
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