Wouter van Ooijen wrote:
> Any tips for an 7805 TO220 replacement with a Vin of 35V or higher? As a
> temporary solution I now use an LM317 with two resistors, but a drop-in
> replacement would be nice.

At such a high voltage drop ratio, you'd normally be looking at a switching
power supply.  At 35V in 86% of the input power is wasted as heat which then
has to be gotten rid of.


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