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Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 23:23:37 +0100
From: Chris Green <cl AT isbd DOT net>
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Subject: Re: [geda-user] 3V to 12V converter
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On Mon, Aug 19, 2019 at 05:14:31PM -0400, Rob Butts (r DOT butts2 AT gmail DOT com) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com] wrote:
>    I used ti's power bench to come up with a 3V to a fixed 12V converter
>    but it uses 15 components and is not reliable.
>    Then I see these small ready made converter boards providing up to
>    2amps and costs around $1.50 from china.  They use what looks like a 6
>    pin sot23 voltage regulator with a handful of components.
>    I've searched far and wide with nothing like what they seem to use.
>    Does anyone have a good recommendation for voltage regulator with
>    minimal components?

Yes, buy them from China! :-)  I have lots of them dotted around the place
powering stuff and they seem pretty reliable.

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Chris Green