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This kit provides a variable output power supply ranging from 1.2 to 15 V @ 3 A. It uses Low Dropout Positive Regulator LM1084 in TO220 package for delivering variable output voltage.
* Input - 18 VAC/DC
* Output - variable output from 1.2 ~ 15 [...]

Features
* Available in 3.3V, 5.0V, 12V and Adjustable Versions
* Current Limiting and Thermal Protection
Description
The LM1084 is a series of low dropout voltage positive regulators with a maximum dropout of 1.5V at 5A of load current.
Applications
• Post Regulator for Switching DC/DC Conveter
• High Efficiency Linear Regulators
• Battery Charger
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The basic car electrical system gives you around 12-13V when the engine is off and 13-14V when it is running. Not good for a computer, so the basic idea is to use a simple voltage regulator which takes an unregulated voltage in and outputs a regulated voltage. The LM1084IT-12 [...]