[AMPS] Shunt regulated high voltage psu

Ian White, G3SEK Ian White, G3SEK" <g3sek@ifwtech.com
Tue, 29 Jan 2002 07:41:29 +0000


Radio WC6W wrote:
>
>   A suitable power FET costs a $1 these days. Add another $1 for a
>voltage regulator IC and a few small R's & C's. Get fancy, add a trimpot
>for voltage adjust so you have "something to turn" and you have a $3
>regulator.
>
You forgot to add the engineering know-how to make it work...  and 
that's priceless.

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