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LM7805 decoupling capacitors

Would it be possible to replace these combinations of ceramic and electrolytic capacitors with just a pair of low-ESR 10 μF ceramics? Conversion from 12 V to 5 V, minimal consumption, only MAX485 ...
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PIC18F45Q43 44 pin TQFP power supply

I'm working on a project with PIC18F45Q43's 44 pin TQFP package. The PCB I designed had a power supply based on the 7805, but when I power the circuit; the PIC18F45Q43 burns out. I even tried powering ...
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External 5V sensors separate 5V regulator , Poly fuse or both?

I'm producing an Arduino project that has two 5V inductive proximity sensors placed outside the project box. The project is powered by a Meanwell 12V power supply then to a Murata 5V DC-DC converter ...
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7805 voltage regulator reverse polarity

I'm working on a project for which I need to use a 7805 voltage regulator. I feed 9V to its input pin and power a 5V board with the output. However, when the board is connected to a computer, the ...
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Is it possible to use Ultrasonic sensor HC-SR04 in continuous power-on mode

I will be using Ultrasonic sensor HC-SR04 in water level measurement. I will be triggering the US sensor and getting back the time-pulse from it at very slow rate maybe once every minute. I want to ...
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how to fix Heating issue of 7805?

i am using LM7805 whose output voltage 5V and Output Current 1A i have used this to feed 5V supply for my application Circuit and my application circuit draw 125mA current , even tho 125mA current ...
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How to limit current for voltage regulator/decrease power dissipation?

I need to power a 5V device that needs more or less 1.2A in order to work correctly. I'm using a 13.8V power source with two diodes in series (1N4007) to limit the voltage to roughly 12V. I tried ...
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Reducing voltage drop over 7805 regulator?

I have several projects (clocks) that require 12V and 5V supply. The 5V is for TTL ICs and the 12V powers a SMPS(Switching Mode Power Supply) to give HV(High Voltage) for a tube. The 12V pulls less ...
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Connecting the linear regulator directly to AC line

There are several out of the shelf solutions: LR8 from Microchip (formaly known as Supertex product) and NCP785 from ON-Semi. The last one is able to handle up to 700 volts at the input which is ...
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Choosing bypass capacitors for successive linear regulators

Background: I am reviewing my prototype PCB to iron out previous issues. The PCB is a Bluetooth data capture unit for liquid levels and flow. I am a software programmer by trade and I have some ...
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How much current does IC7805 device draw? [closed]

How much current does a IC7805 regulator draws, when it drives a 1.5A load?
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Please help me to elliminate mistakes in linear power supply design or improve it! (LM723/7805))

So I decided to build power supply unit for my modular synthesizers. 2-in-1 Design: +/-15V (3A each) and +5 (1A) for TTL logic ICs modules. I started from enclosure, learning the SolidWorks in the ...
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Selecting input voltage for 7805

I generally use switching 12V power supplies for my circuits since they are so common, but I understand the 7805 can take a lower input voltage. If I gave the 7805 a lower input voltage (i.e. 9V), I ...
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Powering a Raspberry Pi from 12 V DC

I new to electronic engineering and am trying to learn electronic engineering by creating little projects. I have a few questions about powering my Raspberry Pi (5 V DC @1000 mA) from a 12&...
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Servomotor takes too much power so the µController (ATMEGA328P-PU) resets all the time

I have got the following circuit diagram. For a little explanation. When the button is pressed the µC is powered for about 10 sec. The µC contains code that moves the servo. When the servo is ...
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