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An electronic device that supplies electrical energy to a load. It can be AC or DC input. Typically DC output.

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How to find the ESR of a capacitor

I am building a power supply circuit, and the switching regulator (L4963) calls for a low-ESR output capacitor. The capacitor in question is C3 of the evaluation board circuit. What does "low" mean …
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OpAmps - Single Supply or Dual?

I'm trying to pick an op-amp and I'm having trouble figuring out if the op-amp needs a positive and a negative power supply or if I can connect it to ground and the positive supply. What do I need to …
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How to convert AC to DC

I am designing a circuit that needs to output 5VDC @ 1A. I'm trying to use a wall transformer to step the voltage down to 12VAC. The next step is the diode bridge and ripple capacitor. The ripple v …
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