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What should I look for in a voltage regulator?
Consider these factors when selecting a voltage regulator:
- Input Voltage and Output Voltage. Ideally, you know the input voltage range and the required output voltage that you will be working with.
- Dropout Voltage.
- Linear Regular or Switching Regulator?
- Device Sensitivity.
- Response Time.
- Power Draw.
Which is better IC regulator or discrete voltage regulator?
But with discrete voltage regulators, one can do exactly that. Our discrete voltage regulators have at least 15 times lower output noise than IC regulators. They have 52dB (about 300X) better rejection of any noise coming into them, and 4X better load regulation than any other 3 terminal IC regulator that one can find to compare them against.
Can a discrete voltage regulator be used in an audio power supply?
These discrete devices have a fixed output voltage range from +/-3.3V to +/-24V with over 1 Amp of available output current. They can be used to replace the inferior monolithic voltage regulators in audio and eurorack power supply systems to improve the audio power supply performance.
Is the series regulator in a voltage regulator circuit efficient?
Although a linear voltage regulator circuit offers very high levels of performance in terms of noise, ripple and regulation, this type of circuit is not efficient. The series regulator element requires a significant voltage to be dropped across it for it to be able to maintain the high levels of noise and ripple rejection required.
Can a monolithic regulator be replaced with a discrete regulator?
In order to replace a monolithic regulator with these discrete devices in your audio power supply, one must know the polarity, pin-out, and output voltage of the device that they wish to replace. A Digikey search of the part being replaced will usually provide the relative information.