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- From: ryoung@pollux.svale.hp.com (Roderick Young)
- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 20:28:51 GMT
- Subject: Re: Re: Linear regulator circuits?
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- Output impedance of your linear regulator at a few microhms seems difficult
- to achieve. When I've done power supplies (low power), 100 MILLIohms
- was an acceptable interconnect R. So, if the output leads on your
- power supply are the same as (say) the set of test leads on a voltmeter,
- you can add a tenth of an ohm to your output impedance right there.
- Tough to say what you can do to get down to microhms. Maybe use gold and
- special connectors. A standard PC type connector could give you 5 milliohms
- by itself - three magnitudes too large.
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- General tips are to keep your output leads short - lead inductance will
- increase output impedance, even at 100 kHz. Also use bypass capacitors,
- of course -- tantalum and ceramic in parallel should be good enough for
- 100 kHz -- and put them close to your load.
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