On 21 Dec 2007 at 17:16, Rikard Bosnjakovic wrote:

> The higher the input voltage the quicker the LM317 will dissipate
> heat, kind of heating itself up. But what David VanHorn suggested,
> building the circuit and put it in the freezer (or something) and then
> powering it up to see what happens, is not a bad idea at all.
> -- 
> - Rikard - http://bos.hack.org/cv/
> -- 


	Just put a fixed load (resistor) at the LM317 output and it will 
heat enough. Couple the resistor to the LM317 body for more heat.

	Mark Jordan

-- 
http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive
View/change your membership options at
http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist