I had considered building it as a linear for the very same reason David pointed out, "hell to troubleshoot." On Wed, Aug 14, 2013 at 8:13 PM, David <wb8foz@nrk.com> wrote:
On 8/14/13 8:49 PM, Peter Gutmann wrote:
Another thing about switchmode design is that unless it's pretty
simple, you're better off outsourcing it (meaning, get a pre-built one).
WhatHeSaid. Switchers are notorious for being persnickety about components tolerances, and are sheer hell to troubleshoot as well.
And the bigger you get, the harder they fail...
I love the smell of burning bakelite^H^H glass-fiber^H^H electrolyte in the morning...
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