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12/14/05 22:36
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#105248 - High performance power FET?
Responding to: ???'s previous message
Andy Neil said:
Erik Malund said:
If you switch after the regukator there are not many, if any, options beyond a relay that will not lead to a problematic voltage drop.
(my emphasis)

Andrej Novak said:
Well, i think it does not matter where i switch power off. Before or after regulator.

Yes it does - for the reason Erik stated (and I've highlighted above)



I agree that the problem of post-regulator voltage drop could be a a big problem. However, wouldn't a large power MOSFET do the trick? I seem to recall these being available with RDS(on) of 10 milliohms and lower. For moderate currents, this should translate into a very small voltage drop.

--Sasha Jevtic

List of 23 messages in thread
TopicAuthorDate
Connecting to power            01/01/70 00:00      
   many possibilities if you switch before            01/01/70 00:00      
      do you mean 7805?            01/01/70 00:00      
         many            01/01/70 00:00      
         before or after regulator            01/01/70 00:00      
            High performance power FET?            01/01/70 00:00      
               maybe, maybe not            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Not quite            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Misunderstanding?            01/01/70 00:00      
                        Not true either            01/01/70 00:00      
                           Examples?            01/01/70 00:00      
                              IRF has a pageful of them            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Ok, maybre I was not clear, but correct            01/01/70 00:00      
                        Ehm, no            01/01/70 00:00      
                           which I also covered            01/01/70 00:00      
                              Well            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 (not so) recent knowledge            01/01/70 00:00      
                        Even the voltage!            01/01/70 00:00      
   LM317            01/01/70 00:00      
   NMOS?            01/01/70 00:00      
      IRF got those too            01/01/70 00:00      
         Of course...            01/01/70 00:00      
   Load switching?            01/01/70 00:00      

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