[sdiy] 7905 output voltage, FAQ probably

Jason Proctor jason at redfish.net
Sun Feb 8 01:37:53 CET 2009


>This is normal in my experience - 79XX regulators need quite a lot 
>of load to get within the spec'ed voltage.  78XX on the other hand 
>seem ok with no load.  However the datasheets state minimum of 5mA 
>current draw for either type, so could be that even some 78XX need 
>load.

thanks for the response. situation looks normal then.

(btw i'm damned if i can find that bit of the datasheet.)





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