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In which option, the diode will make the lm78xx circuit safer
This image was taken from Fairchild's datasheet on lm78xx. I have already built a working example of it, but I am still thinking about adding some additional diode protection (D1, D2). Which option ...
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Making LM78xx fail safe against short, open, reverese bias, flyback, etc
I want to use LM78xx for various applications. What I am concerned about is its failure modes.
1. Failure to Short
Not shorting Vcc to ground!! I mean shorting V_input to V_output.
Assume that you ...
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