Olin Lathrop wrote:

>Roy J. Gromlich wrote:
>  
>
>>Has anyone seen such a device?  A switcher in a TO-200 which
>>can deliver 5.0 volts @ 150mA from 12V - 24V? It certainly seems
>>like a product many people would have a use for.
>>    
>>
>
>Your unlikely to find that because an inductor needs to be in there
>somewhere.  If you only want a 3 terminal device, this implies the inductor
>is internal.  I don't imagine anyone has put an inductor and the associated
>electronics into a TO-220 package.  If they did, it would be a lot more
>expensive than a 7805.
>  
>

The PowerTrends ones are 3 pin but larger than a TO-220 case.
It is just "in - ground - out" like a 7805 though.
David...

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