Olin Lathrop wrote:

> Roman, I agree with Dave's analisys too.  Here's another way to look at it:
>
> One characteristic that differs between linear and switching regulators is
> where the output current comes from.  In a linear regulator, all the output
> current comes from the input supply.  In fact, except for the small current
> used to power the regulator itself, the output current equals the input
> current.

Ha ha! Yeah I posted that about 3am and realised
the next morning I got my efficiencies backwards.
Slow decay is great for keeping the field and current
high in a motor winding, where the circuit being
discussed needed the exact opposite effect.
:o)
-Roman

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