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The input to the op-amp is connected to a potentiometer which provides a reference value. 5.6 0 Td <75> Tj 2.8 0 Td <50> Tj 9.1 0 Td <79> Tj 5.4 0 Td <74> Tj 334.3 333 184.3 213.4 re f* 5.6 0 Td <796C> Tj 6.6 0 Td <20> Tj ET 6.1 0 Td <75> Tj 5 0 Td <20> Tj Solder the wires directly to the PCB noting that the first pin of the fine adjustment potentiometer (10K) is not used. 5.3 0 Td <20> Tj 7.3 0 Td <65> Tj 6.1 0 Td <73> Tj 7.1 0 Td <20> Tj 6.7 0 Td <2C20> Tj 5.6 0 Td <6A> Tj 2.7 0 Td <73> Tj 6.7 0 Td <67> Tj Whilst most battery banks have their claimed capacity written on them we have found this is very rarely in line with actual real-world use. 3.1 0 Td <20> Tj q 0 0 0 rg 7 0 Td <20> Tj 6.1 0 Td <74> Tj 3 0 Td <68> Tj 3.7 0 Td <7465> Tj 3.2 0 Td <6E> Tj 7.3 0 Td <20> Tj 7.9 0 Td <7374> Tj 7.5 0 Td <20> Tj 6.1 0 Td <67> Tj 6.1 0 Td <63> Tj 6.2 0 Td <65> Tj q 0 0 0 rg q 0 0 0 rg 2.4 0 Td <65> Tj 8.2 0 Td <20> Tj 6.1 0 Td <73> Tj However, this temperature will be referring to the temperature of the internal PN Junction, which we can’t measure, and is likely to be much hotter than the external temperature we are measuring. 3.3 0 Td <6B> Tj 49.6 256.3 Td /F3 11 Tf <73> Tj 7.4 0 Td <6B> Tj 6.1 0 Td <74> Tj 5.6 0 Td <35> Tj 9.2 0 Td <70> Tj BT 8.6 0 Td <61> Tj To implement a variable dummy load, a variable voltage regulator LM317 connected as shown in the following diagram is used. 2.8 0 Td <66> Tj 7.1 0 Td <20> Tj 3 0 Td <65> Tj It sounds simple enough, but there are two main problems. 3.6 0 Td <61> Tj 3.7 0 Td <70> Tj A ham radio antenna is sometimes referred to as a load on the transmitter circuit as well. 6.7 0 Td <7920> Tj 3.2 0 Td <65> Tj 6.1 0 Td <65> Tj 3.1 0 Td <65> Tj 3.6 0 Td <65> Tj 6.7 0 Td <65> Tj 4.9 0 Td <6973> Tj 7.3 0 Td <6E> Tj 6.7 0 Td <20> Tj 6.2 0 Td <70> Tj 3.6 0 Td <65> Tj 3.1 0 Td <6F> Tj This didn't make sense initially, until we remembered that it is industry standard for lead-acid batteries to have discharge and charge ratings based on a 20 hour period. q 334.4 333 184.2 213.3 re W* n 6.4 0 Td <20> Tj 6.2 0 Td <6E> Tj 4.2 0 Td <73> Tj 5.5 0 Td <69> Tj 6.1 0 Td <74> Tj 13.4 0 Td <20> Tj 6.7 0 Td <6C> Tj 3 0 Td <75> Tj 6.1 0 Td <64> Tj ET 3 0 Td <73> Tj SMA Male 50 Ohm 6GHz RF Coaxial Termination Dummy Load x1 FPV VTX Gold plated. 2.8 0 Td <69> Tj 6.2 0 Td <66> Tj ET 5.5 0 Td <69> Tj Assemble three sets of resistor banks using back-to-back general-purpose PCBs as shown in Fig. 6 0 Td <61> Tj We monitored the temperature of the heatsink using a Digitech QM1571 Multimeter and took a recording after 10 mins. 6.1 0 Td <7272> Tj 6 0 Td <61> Tj 7.3 0 Td <3F> Tj 5.5 0 Td <73> Tj 6 0 Td <732C> Tj 5.6 0 Td <65> Tj BT 4.4 0 Td <68> Tj We can use this device to test the circuit in a real-world application. 5.6 0 Td <20> Tj £27.50. 6 0 Td <61> Tj 6 0 Td <65> Tj This test allows us to ascertain how hot the MOSFET will get while dissipating higher loads and, therefore, give us an idea of the maximum performance. 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