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Electronics => Electronics => Topic started by: cooldog on February 01, 2008, 05:13:36 PM

Title: 5V Linear Regulator
Post by: cooldog on February 01, 2008, 05:13:36 PM

hey

i was wonder the max volatge the 5V Linear Regulator can take

i already read the spec sheet

Title: Re: 5V Linear Regulator
Post by: ed1380 on February 01, 2008, 05:57:13 PM

word around the forum is 35 v

Title: Re: 5V Linear Regulator
Post by: cooldog on February 01, 2008, 05:59:47 PM

so it'll take 35v and make it 5v

Title: Re: 5V Linear Regulator
Post by: paulstreats on February 01, 2008, 06:04:10 PM

just dont touch it ;D

Title: Re: 5V Linear Regulator
Post by: ed1380 on February 01, 2008, 07:52:12 PM

Quote from: cooldog on February 01, 2008, 05:59:47 PM

so it'll take 35v and make it 5v

yeah. and 30v will be turned into heat

Title: Re: 5V Linear Regulator
Post by: HDL_CinC_Dragon on February 01, 2008, 10:23:20 PM

Quote from: ed1380 on February 01, 2008, 07:52:12 PM

Quote from: cooldog on February 01, 2008, 05:59:47 PM

so it'll take 35v and make it 5v

yeah. and 30v will be turned into heat

AKA, thats so inefficient, its pretty much not worth it... not to mention youll need a huge heat sink on the VReg if you run 30 volts through it to get 5 out of it. Invest in a switching regulator.

Title: Re: 5V Linear Regulator
Post by: Rebelgium on February 02, 2008, 07:51:26 AM

Learn to read the datasheet better.

and wasting that much energy is ridiculous.