[sdiy] 7905 output voltage, FAQ probably

[Jason Proctor]

it's been suggested that i hook it up to a load to get the right 
voltage. off to try that...

:-S

>seems that all of the 7905s i got from mouser recently spit out 
>-6.8v or so instead of -5v. is this normal?
>
>the input voltage is a steady -15v, and i'm decoupling the inputs 
>and outputs with 33uf electrolytics. not that changing those or 
>removing them makes any difference.
>
>thanks for any pointers with this.
>
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