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L165 symmetrical power supply

Friday, February 12th, 2010

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The compact 5 pin L165 IC general a stabilized symmetrical power supply from a single asymmetrical power supply. The output voltage is however, half of the input voltage. One needs to add the ripple filter capacitors C1, C2, C3 and C4 and some resistors for setting the symmetry. In constructing the circuit, place the capacitors [...]

Desktop Power Supply by LM317

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

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Useful for electronics hobbyists, this linear workbench desktop power supply circuit converts a high input voltage (12V) from the SMPS of a PC into low output voltage (1.25 to 9 volts). An adjustable three-pin voltage regulator chip LM317T (IC1) is used here to provide the required voltages. The LM317T regulator, in TO-220 pack, can handle [...]

AC to DC Converter using MC34161

Saturday, February 6th, 2010

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This AC to DC converter circuit is capable to convert an alternative voltage from 70 – 260 Vac into a DC voltage from 180 to 250 Vdc.
To achieve this convertion we use a rectifier MC34161 as a voltage doubler at low input voltages and as a classic rectifier at high input voltages.
MC34161 includes a reference [...]