On 07/08/2011 18:23, Electron wrote: > can anyone suggest a good, cheap, IC to make a 8..15V->300V DC-DC convert= er? > I wish to have about 50W output, I can go as low as 20W if necessary. It = is > for a CDI. Not high power, but principle the same http://www.techtir.ie/construction For < 12V supply feed LT1073 with a 8V to 16V boost converter using=20 internal switch and small 1/4W resistor sized coil. L1 in diagram will=20 run from 8V A coil to store 20W @ 19KHz is quite large core. Though an old AT 100W=20 PC PSU SMPSU core will likely do as those ran at about 40KHz or so. At=20 1/2 frequency you can only handle 1/2 the power approximately in the=20 core. You only need a flyback transformer for 2KV to 50kV. 350V direct=20 from a single inductor is possible. The 20W to 50W seems a lot for CDI=20 though. --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .