SV: Re: SV: Re: [sdiy] VCS3 heat

[karl dalen]

Sorry Harry, Magnus agree with me on this one so that
will be one-nill, for sweeds versus harry! ;-) hehe!

Reg
KD

--- harrybissell <harrybissell at prodigy.net> skrev:

> karl dalen wrote:
> 
> > However i agree with Magnus , this is a bad design, my recomendation
> > as well as Hinton says at:
> > http://www.hinton.demon.co.uk/ems/emsmods.html#psu
> > replace the power supply with a LM317, and a LM337 design.
> > Shunt regulating are something from the past!
> >
> 
> I don't quite agree with that.  There ARE good places for shunt regulation.
> A Zener shunt regulator will never go unstable, or oscillate, and there is
> no regulator that will have faster response.
> 
> A high power design like the main power supply for a synth is a VERY bad
> place for a shunt regulator. Use them only for low power.
> 
> BTW (KD)... the LM317 and LM337 are also "from the past"....
> 
> ... as are we :^P
> 
> H^) harry
> 
>