On Wed, 3 Sep 1997, Jacques Vrey wrote:

Hi Jacques Vrey,

> > > Is there any efficient and not too expensive way to generate the ~5V for
> > > the PIC and some other devices out of the 230V AC Voltage from the net?
>  Using
> >  a
> > > 7805 and other linear regulators is IMHO much too inefficient ...
>
> I know you can get some very nifty little ic's that do just that with
> no transformer etc. I know Maplin used to stock something like

No, sorry, I do need a transformer because I don`t want to get burned, if I
insert my Headphone in the included amplifier that will be connected somehow to
the digital part of the device (volume control ...) ;-)

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