On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 4:48 AM, <alan.b.pearce@stfc.ac.uk> wrote:

> My reaction exactly. It seems solarwind is wanting to do things with 3
> components when using 5 or 6 results in a much better solution.
>
> Considering that everything for a switching regulator can be got 'off
> the shelf' and you don't need to wind bespoke inductors, why shy away
> from switchers?
>

Haha. Too late for 3 or 4 components. This thing is becoming bigger than I
intended. I have comparators, FETs, voltage dividers, linear regulators (fo=
r
voltage reference), and a switching regulator with all associated component=
s
in my block diagram already.
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