PSU concerns

Matthew S. Padden m.s.padden at huddersfield.ac.uk
Mon Nov 11 19:00:01 CET 1996


Hi..

>> Often the *Noise* of voltage regulators is a problem.
>> Drawing a reference current by a resistor from a 78xx
>> regulated supply can ruin your SNR completely.
>> 
>> JH.
>> 
>One solution is to split the resistor in 2 resistors in series
>and put a capacitor between ground and the node where the two
>resistors meet. This works if the resistor is supposed to be
>between constant voltages (e.g. between Vcc and the virtual ground
>at the inverting input of an opamp).

This thread sounds interesting; can anyone point me to a good text on quiet, 
stable PSU design? On a similar note, how good is the Digisound-80 PSU 
design, in terms of noise and stability? My current system plan is currently 
based around this PSU.

Thanks in advance

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Matthew S. Padden
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