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| Dissipation in electronically regulated power supplies, manifested by heat, is a problem that is normally tackled by providing external he...

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| In this penultimate instalment of the article (which was delayed by circumstances beyond our control), the power supply and the interfaces...

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| VARIABLE A.C. POWER SUPPLY Stabilized and regulated d.c. power supplies are readily available in many shapes and sizes. By contrast, a regul...

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| The circuit diagram of the power supply shows that the semiconductor tester has an on-board step-up voltage converter that is powered from...

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| Before dealing with the construction of the PSU, this second and final instalment discusses the operation of the four modes in which the i...

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| Here is an all-purpose d.c. power supply tor symmetrical as well as asymmetrical use, and capable ot supplying high output currents and vo...

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| It has been some time since we published a 200+ Watt power supply like the one described here. Capable of supplying up to 10 A (and more i...

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| A standard voltage regulator Type 7805 is inexpensive and easily available, but its maximum current of 1 A can at times prove a handicap....

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| The LM3915 from National Semicanductor contains virtually everything for making a simple, yet reliable, audio power meter with a bar-type...

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| Most power supplies, particularly switchmode types, are not designed to provide output voltages smaller than a volt or two. lt is often d...