On Fri, 14 Jul 1995, John Van Valkenburgh wrote:
> >From jurrasm@genesis.torrington.comFri Jul 14 18:22:19 1995
> [snip]
> >I'm am wondering if anyone has replaced the voltage stabilizer with a
> >three terminal regulator. This seems a more straight forward approch
> >since no dropping resister needs to be added to protect the zener.
> [snip]
>
> I'm not sure the 3 terminal voltage regs can handle the current necessary
> to run everything. How much current does the stabilizer need to handle?
>
> John Van Valkenburgh
> Raleigh, NC
>
>
Lets see, my fuel sending unit has a minimum resistance (at full tank) of
15 ohms ~ by Ohms law the current would be 10v/15ohms = .67 amps. Not
sure about the other instruments, but I would think a heat-sinked VR
could handle it.... I guess.... The only way to know is to try it...
Jim Mellander
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