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Going under specs for a linear regulator?

I have a Microchip PIC board (18F46K22) which has a VIN pin to connect to a power source (7vdc + supply). What happen if I feed 3.3V to the VIN which goes through the 5V linear regulator (ST 78M05)? ...
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Positive and Negative Voltage Regualtors

I was wondering whether I could use a negative voltage regulator, specifically a 7905, as a drop-in replacement for a positive one, 7805. On closer inspection of the datasheet, I realized that pin 1 ...
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