At 12:42 PM 11/13/01 -0500, Tobie Horswill wrote:
>Hi,
>
>Does anyone know of a high-current drop-in replacement for a 7805/06 voltage
>regulator ? My 7805 simply can't give me the required current at Vin = 24
>Volts. I've heard about switching regulators but have never used them. Do
>they require more external components than linear regulators ?

Digikey has drop-in switcher replacements, that will run cold with 24V input.
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