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Why is my 5 V water pump making my 7805 regulator fail?

I have a 12 V, 5 A dual power source with ground in the middle. A 7805 regulator with two 10 μF capacitors is connected to it, outputting 5 V. I have a 5 V mini water pump connected to that 5 V line ...
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Designing dual tracking regulator low noise PSU

I want to design a power supply with the following constraints Inputs 19 V - 0 - 19 V secondary & 9.5 V secondary - A transformer I have ready for the project, primary 230V . Output +15 & -...
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Unexpected voltage drop in linear dual supply power regulator

I am attempting to implement a linear dual power regulator circuit using the 7805 and the 7905, as shown below. It almost works, except that the voltage difference from the ground rail to the positive ...
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