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 <[1]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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