well said Mark !!
i agree.
glen

Mark Walsh wrote:

> Paul Fletcher wrote:
>
> > <flame shields up>
> > IMHO: Switching regs are not always the golden egg, they do tend to be
> > a bit noisier than the linear option, they can be filtered but for a
> > low power supply this all becomes a bit costly.. oh, why do I feel am
> > going to be very sorry I said that? :)
> >
> >         Paul Fletcher.
>
> I don't know why anyone would flame you for
> describing the kind of engineering decisions we
> all have to make every day.  To me good
> engineering is trying to keep 5 balls in the air
> when you are only capable of juggling 4.  Which
> one goes splat on the floor?  Cost,
> power consumption, reliability ...
>
> It all depends on the application and the
> constraints involved.
>
> Mark Walsh