ante Posted June 2, 2005 Report Share Posted June 2, 2005 Hi tnk2k,They are alternatives if you don’t have the energy to do it yourself! ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Alun Posted June 2, 2005 Report Share Posted June 2, 2005 I agree with you tnk2k.I'd just like to make a point about switching regulators, they are often cheaper than linear regulators because you don't need a large heatsink which is often the most expensive part of a linear regulator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ante Posted June 3, 2005 Report Share Posted June 3, 2005 Hi Alun,That’s a good point. Another thing about switchers is that they just need a few external parts and the complete circuit is very small in size and weight. A good example is a PSU I recently purchased, 13.8V at 20A which is one third the size of the one it replaced. The old one was a linear 13.2V at 15A and 6.5kg the new 1.4kg and it runs cool too. 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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