Thanks LM, I got it to work.
I talked to a friend who knows a little about electronics. I got the schematics from him, it's the same one as on the calculator page and told him the problem with the lack of current.
I showed him the my posts and your answers and the link to the tutorial and he...
Hi MP, I am not using a rectifier bridge. I have eleminated the Transformer and the rectifier bridge by using an Wall Wart AC Adapter with an Output of 24DC 1Amp.
Sorry you
Hi I am new hear on this fourm and I am trying to build one of these power supplies. Instead of using a Transformer and a Bridge I wanted to use an AC adapter that has an output of 24V DC 1A. The problem is I get the varying voltage from 20V DC to about 8V DC and very little amperage about 100...