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LM78xx are a popular series of linear voltage regulators. To name a few 7805, 7809, 7810

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Which capacitors to use with voltage regulator IC such as 7805?

Many of the tutorials suggest to use a large smoothing capacitor (tens and even hundreds of uF) with a full wave rectifier but the datasheets of the voltage regulators and some tutorials suggest only ...
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how to calculate C for lm7809?

I need to use a LM7809 to reduce 12-14V to 9V , the device is using 40mA at normal state when I search google for application circuit - I got all kind of valus for Cin , Cout. use this datasheet ...
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Suggestions for dropping resistor on LM78 regulator

I’m trying to repair a magnetic stirplate (see http://staff.washington.edu/wbeaty/chem_stir.html). I found that in one part of the circuit it fails to deliver 12V. I’ve draw part of the circuit below: ...
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What are the disadvantages of using a Zener diode over a linear voltage regulator?

I wonder why a Zener diode is worse than linear voltage regulator. Some of the posts online mentioned that because of the power dissipating problem. Zener diodes keep consuming a large amount of ...
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LM7812 and decoupling capacitor value

LM7812 voltage regulator is recommended to be used with decoupling capacitors at its input and output as in the below diagram: And here is the part from the manufacturer Fairchild(see recommended C1 ...
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LM7915 delivering more than -15v

I'm trying to build a regulated power adapter using LM7915. Before everything, I built on a protoboard the schema included on the datasheet (from ST). But, instead -15v, the output is -19v... I'm ...
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How much power does LM7805 dissipate?

I'm using an LM7805 in voltage regulator mode. Vin is 15V Vout is 5V (regulated) The attached load draws 200mA How to calculate how much power the LM7805 would dissipate in this setup (and whether ...
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Why 7805 regulator gives output 6 volt?

I am using 7805 and 7815 for the voltage 5 V and 15 V respectively. I provide 24 V to 7815 it is giveinng me output voltage 18.5 V instead of 15 V. According to 18.5 V to input to 7805, its output is ...
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78L24 outputs high voltage >24v - Harman Kardon AVR 151

I'm trying to repair my broken Harman Kardon AVR151. Looking at the SMPS schematic, to my very limited knowledge I do not understand, The 78L24 is a high side 24V regulator. Why does the schematic ...
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How to fix dc 12 led lights that burn out due to excess voltage or current

How to limit the output DC voltage to dc 12V if the input voltage is greater than DC 12v, and it outputs same voltage if voltage is below 12 V like 11.5 V or 10.5 V? Scenario: I have solar setup at ...
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Why does my LM7805CV output voltage drop at loads <= 150 mA?

According to this answer the LM7805 has no minimum load. The data sheet also indicates that the output voltage should remain between 4.8 and 5.2 V for output currents of between 5 mA and 1 A. I have ...
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Does placing additional capacitors in parallel with CJ7805 affect its performance?

I'm not sure if this is a stupid question, but I'd still prefer to ask than regret it later. I'm designing a PCB with the CJ7805 which, like the LM7805, can supply a steady 5 volts. In this case, it's ...
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Using series of LM 78XX for power supply

I'm new in electronics. I want provide 9V (VVD9) and 5V (VCC) for my electronic board including power mosfets (IRF 3205), high power LED (14V-3.5A), micro-controller (at-mega16), and etc. I use this ...
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Series pass transistor, LM7812

I am making a 12 volt regulator for a solar panel to power an audio amplifier. I already have a switching regulator for most application but it is very noisy for amplifier even with a lot of filtering....
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Connector acting as ground?

I am building a power supply using LM78×× voltage regulators. The circuit works as expected with no load but when I connect the circuit to external connectors, LM7812 on circuit starts getting very ...

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