I've used zeners and regular diodes in the past to raise the ground reference for a linear voltage regulator.

When will this come back to bite me in the backside?

Needed a 9v regulator but only had a 5v so used a zener? or a couple diodes to raise the ground a couple volts.
Still working but wondered how bad a practice this is?


thanks
chuckc

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