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Old 03-26-2007, 11:21 PM   #31
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I thought that wiring up linear regulators in parallel wasn't a good solution. Something about the different regulators having slightly different resistances and more power being drawn through the lower resistance regulator.

I remember a thread on the forum where some kid insisted he could build a PC power supply out of a bunch of them. He eventually lit it on fire, I think.
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