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Gear / Technical Help => Remote Power => Topic started by: bagtagsell on October 06, 2005, 06:43:44 PM
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In anticipation of a MT, I thought I would build a voltage regulator. But its not working.
Q: Did I wire the circuit right? (see picture)
Q: On page 1 on JB3 power2 thread, leegedy shows a schematic thats what I was trying to follow. Can anyone explain this very slowly.
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picture coming soon.
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Pos (+) wire from battery to 7805 input pin.
Pos (+) wire from 7805 output pin to device's power plug.
Neg (-) wire from battery to ground (GND) pin, and from ground (GND) pin to device's power plug.
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(http://img335.imageshack.us/img335/1952/circuit8bh.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
I think I messed up somewhere.
is this right?
(http://img368.imageshack.us/img368/812/circuitb4gx.png) (http://imageshack.us)
where do the other caps and resistors go?
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http://www.iguanalabs.com/7805kit.htm
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Thanks for the link chuck.
Where should I put the resistors?
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Thanks for the link chuck.
Where should I put the resistors?
Let me get my data books out.
If I remember right, you can set up a voltage divider with a couple resistors...
It's been a while... I'll get back to you.
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Here you go:
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I must've been thinking about a variable voltage regulator. The capacitors are used to filter and reduce ripple.
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Check out the LM2940 (http://www.national.com/pf/LM/LM2940.html), which will work with lower battery pack voltages than the 7805 will.
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Update...
I removed all resistors. I have one capacitor linking pins 2 and 3.
I have the pin of the battery going to pin 1 of the regulator
I have the sleeve of the battery going to pin 2
I have the pin of the output going to pin 3 on the regulator
I have the sleeve of the output going to pin 2 on the regulator
and I got nothing.
As I understand the capacitor is helping stablize the power? I think if I removed it things might work, but I don't know. If this is the right wiring is my regulator bad?