> What was the ripple requirement/EMI compatibility > on this? Ripple was "less the better, tell us what you achieve" :-) See below for closest part of original spec. A circuit of your valve supply driver and comments would be of interest. (There are lots of paper designs for this sort of things but real circuits and people's experiences are invaluable). Russell _________________________________________ Output regulation Smaller change the better Ideally +/- 0.1 volts across all Vin range and across load variation from 10% to 100% Noise / EMC Output noise should be "reasonable" but post filtering for noise may be necessary and is not included in the costing. A design that does not need any post filtering is better. Extra filtering should NOT be required to meet regulation specification. EMC / radiated or conducted noise should be amenable to limiting by normal means. -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics