Hi! I recall Roman 2 or 3 transistor switching regulator. It was a very simple but efficient desing made with very few discrete components. I have a 14v (switching) power supply, but I sometimes only need 7v, sometimes 10v, rated at 1200mA. Instead of loosing the difference in voltage as heat, ?is there a very simple (switching?) circuit to do such a down step conversion, or should I use a chip for that (i.e. LM2650, MAXxxx) ? Cheers, Diego. -- 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