You may want to put a dvm on those to verify, as from past discussions, what you actually get can very by quite a bit. Dave Gomez On 11/10/02 10:35 AM, "Josh Koffman" wrote: > Hi all. I have a bunch of former cell phone chargers. They are all > really nice looking SMPS in small wall wart style. I have two groups, > one that puts out 5.5V at 500mA, and one that puts out 5.3 at 500mA. My > problem is this: since they are really close to 5V, I can't use a 7805 > on them. Would a SMPS be voltage stable by definition? Do I need try > regulation, or would a regular diode or two to drop voltage be enough? > Should I use a 5.1V zener instead? > > These aren't for any sort of commercial project, just my own little > homebrew things. > > Thanks, > > Josh > -- > A common mistake that people make when trying to design something > completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete > fools. > -Douglas Adams > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different > ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details. > > > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.