Timeline for Do I need power supply totalling my current needs to maximum of my current needs?
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| Mar 16, 2020 at 16:50 | vote | accept | Sterling Duchess | ||
| Mar 16, 2020 at 13:24 | comment | added | Sterling Duchess | Well L298 is a lesser problem since I can always provide more voltage at the input. I'm more concerned about the LM2596 providing only upto 3A and apparently that's with an active cooling :( | |
| Mar 16, 2020 at 12:24 | comment | added | JRE | I don't know of a standard replacement for the L298. I haven't built anything that would require it. Try searching for "L298 mosfet replacement" on google. That turns up a lot of projects that use mosfet based chips. Check them out, see if there's anything that will fit your needs. | |
| Mar 16, 2020 at 12:22 | comment | added | JRE | The L298 is a separate problem. It uses bipolar junction transistors to drive the motor. It will always drop a couple of volts. | |
| Mar 16, 2020 at 12:19 | comment | added | Sterling Duchess | Do you know of a module similar to LM2596 that can work with more current ? | |
| Mar 16, 2020 at 12:15 | comment | added | Sterling Duchess | Think now I'm more concerned if 10V 1.7A will be enough for the stepper motor. Since the L298N reduces voltage by some ~2V | |
| Mar 16, 2020 at 12:13 | comment | added | Sterling Duchess | Thank you for the explanation. I have few extra voltage regulator modules so it should not be a problem. I'll look for a voltage regulator that can possibly handle more. Tho powering the motor at 3.75A looked to be more than enough top speed for what I was doing. | |
| Mar 16, 2020 at 11:51 | history | answered | JRE | CC BY-SA 4.0 |