wap32
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I'm building a simple amp with an opamp gain stage followed by a szekeres ve mosfet buffer and I was hoping to power it using some old transformers I have lying arround.
They're iron core, single primary 230VAC, single secondary 24VAC, 50VA.
Using both in a center-tapped configuration, after rectification, results in about +/-35.7VDC.
My first try was to use 79/7812 regulators, even tho the max input voltage is 35V.
Well, they regulate, but I only get to listen to about 30 seconds of music before one of them goes into thermal shutdown.
Even with heatsinks they get crazy hot.
I searched arround a little, but didn't find anything else besides adjustable regulators (LM317/337).
Output voltage needs to be +/-12 and from what I could measure, the amp draws about 0.3A, but I'd prefer something that can supply 1A or so just to be safe.
Do you guys have any advice about other fixed regulators I could use?
They're iron core, single primary 230VAC, single secondary 24VAC, 50VA.
Using both in a center-tapped configuration, after rectification, results in about +/-35.7VDC.
My first try was to use 79/7812 regulators, even tho the max input voltage is 35V.
Well, they regulate, but I only get to listen to about 30 seconds of music before one of them goes into thermal shutdown.
Even with heatsinks they get crazy hot.
I searched arround a little, but didn't find anything else besides adjustable regulators (LM317/337).
Output voltage needs to be +/-12 and from what I could measure, the amp draws about 0.3A, but I'd prefer something that can supply 1A or so just to be safe.
Do you guys have any advice about other fixed regulators I could use?