I have a pretty big heatsink, well...as big as it can be without touching the other regulators. The strange thing is that the regulator wasnt even very hot to touch when it broke down.
Problem is, the way i have my psu mounted, i cant really bolt the regulators to the chassis.
Atleast not without moving (and drilling new holes) the psu to another location.
Or i would have to mount the regulator with wires, but that would look totally stupid.
What about Mike Keiths suggestion about using diodes to lower the voltage to the regulator?
Good or bad idea?
Also mike,
i really dont understand at all what you mean by this post:
Problem is, the way i have my psu mounted, i cant really bolt the regulators to the chassis.
Atleast not without moving (and drilling new holes) the psu to another location.
Or i would have to mount the regulator with wires, but that would look totally stupid.
What about Mike Keiths suggestion about using diodes to lower the voltage to the regulator?
Good or bad idea?
Also mike,
i really dont understand at all what you mean by this post:
When you get to the output trans part make sure you notice which wire goes to ground and output cap, it can make a big difference...
Just a thought..