Step 2: Tidy desk, tidy mind. Make some room to work
(Ok, on further consideration I’m getting ahead of myself. Step 1.5: Have a beer.)
Step 3: lay out and test the COB panels.
Step 4: Wind the inductor for the boost circuit.
Now given that I have no idea what the magnetic permeability of the ferrite is and inductor design is black magic anyway (Read: I’m terrible at maths / physics) I’m just going to wing it and fine tune later.
Welcome! I’m excited to see your project come to life.
On the images, I just find the picture in my imgur album, then right click it and select “copy image link”. Then, I paste that into the post editor “insert image” box and I always use the “relative width ” option (usually around 30-50) to keep the size manageable.
…and that is the whole point of this comp. Just enjoy doing something with your own hands. And if you complete it to your own satisfaction the feeling of accomplishment is grande