[sdiy] 3.3V regulator ?

[Linium]

On Mercredi 11 Février 2004 06:26, Colin Hinz wrote:

> I'm really curious about where you've been looking, as 3.3V (or even
> 2.5V or less!) is the "new 5V" in modern digital electronics. In fact,
> aside from moldy old legacy stuff and analog circuits, hardly anything
> will work on 5V anymore.

> I've used the National Semi LP3961EMP-3.3 with good results. It's got
> more current out than you really need, but I'm sure the price differential
> is pretty minimal. Be sure to follow the "application hints" with
> respect to the filtering capacitors -- they're critical for circuit
> stability.
>
> You can also use the National Semi LP2980, which is conveniently rated
> for 50 mA -- but the package size is quite small. But so is the DIR1703,
> now that I think of it. Again, capacitors are critical.
>

I take the hint about capacitors.

I managed to find another ref (lt1086) on reichelt.de and discovered that it 
was in the "IC" category, so not listed as a regulator, it doesn't help.
If someone know another good german (or european) store like "reichelt", i 
would be happy to extend my sources.

But i think that i will go for the diode idea, cheap and easy. :)

Linium