[sdiy] Voltage Regulators

[Ian Fritz]

At 06:57 PM 10/16/2008, Tom Arnold wrote:
>I know people arn't fans of the 78xx/79xx regulators due to noise issues and
>the like, however I was just readnig the LM317 datasheet and it looks much
>improved over the fixed regulators.  Any opinions on LM317 vs LM723?

I switched all my regulators over to 317/337 several years ago and never 
looked back.  For me, they are plenty good enough.  I think having a good 
power distribution system is more important than that last tiny bit of 
regulation.

   Ian