HACKED!: Adding a Current Limit Feature to a Buck/Boost Converter

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Aliexpress:
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1x LF33 Voltage Regulator: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_dT0...
1x 10nF Capacitor: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_dU4...
1x 10µF Capacitor: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_d7d...
1x 0.1Ω Current shunt: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_dSy...
2x 3.3kΩ, 2x 100kΩ Resistor: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_dTP...
1x MCP602 OpAmp: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_dTv...
1x 10kΩ Trimmer: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_dTF...
1x UF4007 Diode: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_dYR...
1x Voltage/Current Meter: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_d8l...

Ebay:
1x Buck/Boost Converter: http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-532...
1x LF33 Voltage Regulator: http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-532...
1x 10nF Capacitor: http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-532...
1x 10µF Capacitor: http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-532...
1x 0.1Ω Current shunt: http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-532...
2x 3.3kΩ, 2x 100kΩ Resistor: http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-532...
1x MCP602 OpAmp: http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-532...
1x 10kΩ Trimmer: http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-532...
1x UF4007 Diode: http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-532...
1x Voltage/Current Meter: http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-532...

Music:
2011 Lookalike by Bartlebeats
Ecstatic Wave, Jens Kiilstofte
https://machinimasound.com/music

In this episode of HACKED! I will have a closer look at a common buck/boost converter and create a small, additional circuit that adds a current limit feature to it. With it, the buck/boost converter can be used just like a variable lab bench power supply.