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- Subject: Re: Power Supply Question
- Message-ID: <1993Jan23.100932.5186@wkuvx1.bitnet>
- Date: 23 Jan 93 10:09:32 CST
- References: <C1AH65.KGp@acsu.buffalo.edu>
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- In article <C1AH65.KGp@acsu.buffalo.edu>, v064mcqs@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (NEIL GANDLER) writes:
- >
- > Im designing a small power supply. I would like to know if using a 12v
- > center tap transformer when full wave rectified and smoothed be more than
- > 15 volts to allow a 12 volt regulator 7812 work properly. From my understanding
- > the 78 series regulators need a 3 volt difference atleast.
- >
- > Neil Gandler
-
- Yes you do need about that margin for the 7812 to reg properly.
- Depending upon 1) the amount of current you plan to draw, and 2)
- the size of your (cap input) filter capacitor (the larger the better),
- you may be O.K. Also, depending upon the source of the Xfmr, just
- because it's labeled 12 v does not necessarily mean it will produce
- 12.0 v rms with no load, often they produce slightly more. The filter,
- under no-load will charge to about 1.4 times the rms value minus the
- diode drop, which for a silicon bridge will be about 1.3 v.
- With modest loads, you can expect about 1.2 times the rms value and be
- safe. The internal resistance of the secondary can also enter into
- it at high current values.
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