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💬 backup power auto-switch circuit

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    https://www.openhardware.io/view/32979/backup-power-auto-switch-circuit

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      Sounds interesting. Please post the schematic as well.

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        Sounds interesting. Please post the schematic as well.

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        @NeverDie of course, I'll add it now

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          Sounds interesting. Please post the schematic as well.

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          @NeverDie I tried to add it, but it seems "kicad_sch" extension isn't supported now

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            @NeverDie I tried to add it, but it seems "kicad_sch" extension isn't supported now

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            @Abd-AlHaleem You have three options:

            1. Print it as a .pdf file. You can upload those; or,
            2. Compress the kicad file as a .rar file, but not a .zip file. That will also upload.
            3. Best option: Archive the kicad project (as a .zip file by default), and then compress that as a .rar file. That way you can upload the entire kicad project without it being rejected.
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              https://www.openhardware.io/view/32979/backup-power-auto-switch-circuit

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              Thanks for posting the schematic. Just an observation, not a criticism: it looks as though the output voltage will sag down to the level of the logic-LOW threshold of your NOR gate before the battery voltage takes over. Depending on what the load is, maybe that's a non-issue. If, on the other hand, it turns out to be an issue, you could perhaps use a voltage divider to trigger the switch-over with less of a voltage drop seen at the load. In either case, I like the simplicity of the circuit. :+1:

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                Thanks for posting the schematic. Just an observation, not a criticism: it looks as though the output voltage will sag down to the level of the logic-LOW threshold of your NOR gate before the battery voltage takes over. Depending on what the load is, maybe that's a non-issue. If, on the other hand, it turns out to be an issue, you could perhaps use a voltage divider to trigger the switch-over with less of a voltage drop seen at the load. In either case, I like the simplicity of the circuit. :+1:

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                @NeverDie
                Based on my simulation and testing it's not a problem, yet I can look at it and check it's transient response.

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