2014-04-16 08:55 AM
Hi, I've made several DC-DC using L5972D.
Sometimes it was blowing, but I supposed I made some mistake during soldering. Now I'm making 5V-1,5A power supply. I used same schematic on first page of datasheet (I used 2 100uF capacitors on output, 68uH inductor instead L1 and R1 = 10k to get 5V out). Input = 12V. With no load, sometimes circuit works correctly, sometimes at startup, L5972D melts (it heats enough to de-solder itself). What's wrong, any idea? Maybe compensation network not suitable? Or 200uF of capacitive load too high? Thanks. #l5972d