Hi Bob.

23-Nov-03 10:49:05, Bob Lawrence wrote to Jasen Betts

JB>> also something based around this layout _must_ be more effificent than
JB>> a series regulator for any non-trivial current needs.
JB>> .
JB>> .       ____     ________     _____
JB>> .           \   /   _|_  WWWWW
JB>> .           ~~T~~   /^\
JB>> .                   ~T~
JB>> .                    |
JB>> .      ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
JB>> .

 BL>  I have no idea what that circuit is supposed to show. ~~T~~ defeats
 BL> me.

a transistor with the base drive not shown and the collector and emitter
not labeled, pretty much how you'd use on of thise ic based DC-DC
converters to drop a voltage.  ( WWWW is an inductor )

 -=> Bye <=-

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