[sdiy] Voltage Regulators on Oxford OSCar...

[Takuya Katayama]

Hi Julian and the lists!

It must be "uA79L05A" or "MC79L05A", a 100mA, 5V, Negative Voltage
Regulator.

see also OnSemi
http://www.onsemi.com/PowerSolutions/product.do?id=MC79L05

julian at 22host24.com wrote:
> Quick question -
> 
> Anyone know what ampage the OSCar's REG2 is rated at?
> 
> I suspect 100ma, but im not sure. The original is a TO-92 package, with -
> 
> 320L
> 79L
> 05A
> 
> on it.
> 
> Im choosing between this 1amp regualtor-
> http://www.rapidonline.com/netalogue/specs/47-3296e.pdf
> 
> and this 100ma one-
> http://www.rapidonline.com/netalogue/specs/47-3616.pdf
> 
> Fitting too high an ampage regulator - is that simply a space/price loss, or
> so larger spec'ed regualtors fail to regualte correctly at lower currents?
> 
> Thanks, Julian
>