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Best way, or easiest! Bigga difference there.<BR>
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How about best of the easy: Just use a 5 volt regulator with a filter cap form the ground to the output pin.<BR>
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Depending on the circuit it's going into, expect a zener to last somewhere between 0 to 2 seconds before it pops. <BR>
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Bobinvertedsdiy@aol.comwrote:<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE><FONT SIZE="2"><FONT FACE="Arial">I'm wondering what the best way to get +5 from a +-12 is. Will a guy who really needs to learn more about power supplies run into any problems if he just slaps a 5v Zener on the +12 line? Forgive me if this has been discussed to death before. <BR>
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Robert <BR>
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