[sdiy] Voltage Regulators - normal versus LDO

[Paul Perry]

No difference from the point of view of the circuit being powered, 
but it is always worth reading the data sheet - the data sheet from 
the specific manufacturer, that is - if you want to know how a 
regulator will behave under a short circuit, for example.
(Hint: if unspecified, they are likely to behave "badly".)

paul perry 
(staring at an exploded 3 terminal regulator in Melbourne Australia)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Rivera" 
> Are there any tradeoffs between the usual 78xx regulator and a low
> drop-out (LDO) regulator?