Switch-mode LED driver... cell phone charger

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I have a scrap cell phone car charger wtih a 34063AP1 IC chip in it, a current limit capable, variable voltage DC-DC switch-mode converter.

The secondary was set to 5.1v and output current was limited to 0.9A. With the output shorted, input current was 0.1A, which mean its doing real well as a switching converter. If it was a linear converter, it would be drawing 0.9A from input as well.

This thing has potential.
 
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