Bypass cap's

[Edu Silva]

Juergen wrote:

> I had a lot of problems with 7815 / 7915 on board regulators, and 7818 /
> 7918
> pre-stabilized PSU. Don't ask me why, but they failed all the time. (no
> destruction,
> but latching up in protection mode). I switched to RC4195's and all was
> fine.
> 
> JH.

You know, some devices, like the 555, have the annoyng habit of inducing
little glitches in supply lines, when changing states. The 78/79
regulators, sensible as they are, may be interpreting this as a short, and
bravely saving your beloved gear...

Just a thought...

Edu

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Edu Silva - ES2 Audio
Salvador-Bahia-Brazil