Questions tagged [lm78xx]
LM78xx are a popular series of linear voltage regulators. To name a few 7805, 7809, 7810
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How to select proper capacitors and capacitance for LM78xx voltage regulators?
I want to use LM78xx voltage regulators for various projects. I want to know in general, how should I choose a correct value for input and output capacitors of LM78xx family when I want to change DC ...
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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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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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Can I obtain a new voltage source from outputs of two cascaded linear voltage regulators in practice?
I have a device which works with 7V. I have a 7812 and 7805 already running in the circuit. Can I use the outputs of this voltage regulators to feed the 7V device?
I know this is possible in theory. ...
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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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What does the CT suffix stand for in voltage regulator?
Given a regulator such as the LM7812, what does the CT suffix stand for in a voltage regulator in Fairchild LM7812CT)?
I've googled and went through the related datasheets, but could not find the ...
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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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Does the output bypass capacitor of an LM7805 double as a decoupling capacitor?
I'm using a 5v linear regulator (specifically an LM7805) that outputs directly to an ATMEGA328P. According to the LM7805 datasheet (page 23) input and output bypass capacitors should be used, as seen ...
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Connecting Voltage Regulators 7812 in Parallel for High Current [duplicate]
Could I use two L7812 voltage regulator ICs in parallel to get 12 volt and more current that with just one?
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Switch Mode Alternative to LM7805/LM7905
I am attempting to design a dual rail power supply PCB for a university project. There are a number of restrictions - namely that it maintains > 80% efficiency regardless of the current draw. I was ...
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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 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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LM7805 Voltage Drop too big
I setup the following circuit:
When I measure the voltage between GND and INPUT of the LM7805CV I have a voltage of 7.9V (around 8V as per power supply). But when I measure the output it is only 1.4V ...
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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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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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