Review on 🔌 Zixtec 10 Pack LM2596 DC-DC Buck Converter Step Down Module: Efficient Power Supply DIP Output 1.25V-30V 3A (ZT001) by Mike Larkin

Summary: - Reduces the voltage from 14-12V to 6.5V and maintains the output voltage within that range at the specified level. - This board is cheaper than the switching voltage regulator component alone. - It really could be a real LM2496S - who knows, we don't care? - Basic reference circuit with adjustable potentiometer - right more, left less. - For fixed applications (like mine) you can blow this pot and insert a fixed value resistor. - For low power functionality, remove the LED and the 102 (1000 ohm) resistor. - You lose the power-on LED and associated resistor, but Ohm's law doesn't lie. -- After surgery, idle power consumption dropped from 0.010A to 0.007A - no pun intended, that's a 30% improvement. - Bypassing the brand name due to pricing. - There are probably better ways to do this, don't be offended. Use this device to step down 14-12V to 6.5V to power remote game cameras with slightly cheaper 12V deep cycle batteries compared to the 6V alternative. I don't have an oscilloscope so can't comment on the output noise, but I did connect an MLCC (preferably a capacitor) to the existing output cap on the back of the board - it was "used" so I put "E " for low ESR. - I digress. From a user/support perspective, it generally makes sense to use manufacturer-branded accessories for these remote devices. But I couldn't stop myself from doing it with my own hands and I couldn't stop myself from doing it with my own hands. These boards cost $1.35 each - the LM2596S alone is $2.50 + one component from Mouser or Digi-Key component hypermarkets. Most likely a ghost shift of the LM2596S, thanks (major semiconductor group here) for doing business with China and/or design omission, now I do business with them. I feel only slightly guilty, but you're a bunch of nasty trolls too, so don't even bother. Plugs, cords, regulators and plugs) are $14.99 + tax. This part, a fuzzy copper-clad aluminum cable and wrong-size connectors that make a direct connection, plus battery spatulas, cost <$3.00 each. Most likely, the OEM did the same thing, but with some bad bulk discounts, meaning they'll take your $12 straight to the bank for materials. I need a big one like wildfire on my conscience.