Russell McMahon wrote:
> 3.    All 7805's should be destroyed on sight :-). While in their day
> they were marvellous their day has long gone. Low price is their only
> good feature.

They are great when you've got the input voltage headroom.  In that case
it's hard to beat the brick outhouse performance.  When the asteroid hits,
only cockroaches and 7805s will be left.


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