(02-10-2014, 07:13 AM)zx_volcane Wrote: What size smoothing caps do you have on your regs?
Still think using two regs inline is pointless - what is the working headroom on them?
All the info will be in the spec sheet for whatever IC you're using
Ok...still dont know what a smoothing cap is.
Dont know what a IC is either
Ruans suggestion to help with the poor electrics in my french shed was a 12v then to 9v and a seperate reg system for the sensors, so 12v then to a 5v. Cleaning up the 12vs as i understood it.
Pointless or not, they are in there!
A quick google tom and I dont have any smoothing caps, just some small capacitors in couple places as per diagrams for arduino vnt I found
My current mess:
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Wishes for more power...