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			 Where did the smoke come from Dom? 
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
	
		
		
	
	
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			 BTW, I still have all the parts for a LM2575-ADJ adjustable stepdown converter if you want them. 
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
	
		
		
	
	
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			 It came out of the top of the 1000uF high temp capacitor. The brown one on the left, you can kind of see where it blew the 3 embossed triangles open at the top.  
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
	
		
		
	
	
	I did find some of the LM2576HV Chris was talking about on ebay for fairly cheap. But I kinda wanted to get what I have working, since, well you know, I have them ![]()  | 
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			 Well... actually one less now   
		
	
		
		
		
		
			The LM2576HV i have works well, stays cool, and is able to step down from 48VDC. Most of the other dc/dc converters are limited to ~36v, but the biggest selling point is that they come pre-assembled. Here's that schematic for the fan. ![]() 
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			 Hmmm, pic is too small to make out. I tried saving it and zooming in but it went all blurry... unless that's the aftermath of the exploding transformer  
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
	
		
		
	
	
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			 lol.... sounds like Bill Clinton.  Tranformer smoked, but I didn't inhale.  Why is everything so blurry?  
		
	
		
		
		
		
			
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			 Nope, didn't inhale. No really...  
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
	
		
		
	
	
	Well I had a few minutes tonight so I finished soldering up one proto board and hooked up one of my waterproof temp sensors. After figuring out the address of it, modifying and re-laoding the sketch, all works well ![]()  | 
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			 Here is my controller 
		
	
		
		
		
		
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	Wow! That's Crazy! Why would you spend that much and go through all that trouble?  |