Very interesting timing here.... for those that don't know
how or what the voltage stabilizer does/works....
Ed's got one of his solid state units on eBay right now
with a rather nice 'animation' of a stabilizer in action!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=2486990804&category=46093
Paul Tegler
ptegler@cablespeed.com
www.teglerizer.com
----- Original Message -----
From: <ptegler@cablespeed.com>
To: "James Carruthers" <j.carruthers@rave.ac.uk>
Cc: "Martin Pearce" <dungey@pearcem95.freeserve.co.uk>; "spitfires list"
<spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 11:17 AM
Subject: Re: Voltage Stablizer
> All true. Maybe it's just me being 'picky' 26+years
> of electronics design tends to make you look for the best
> possible scenario regardless or 'functional parameters. :-)
>
> Heck... for this application... a standard LM7810 should work
> Like you mentioned...you 'should' be inputting 13-15 volts
> if all is well. So they should stay in regulation regardless
>
> Paul Tegler
> ptegler@cablespeed.com
> www.teglerizer.com
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "James Carruthers" <j.carruthers@rave.ac.uk>
> To: <ptegler@cablespeed.com>
> Cc: "Martin Pearce" <dungey@pearcem95.freeserve.co.uk>; "spitfires list"
> <spitfires@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 10:30 AM
> Subject: Re: Voltage Stablizer
>
>
> > Paul,
> >
> >
> > I couldnt find any 2940s at 10v over here...
> >
> > The way I see it is this... if youre only running at 12.5v you've got
> > problems anyway... 200mV isnt that much... and considering the ancient
> > piece of technology that the original regulator was... it's still a vast
> > improvement!
> >
> >
> > James
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