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Potato Cakes

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So I'm building one of Gustav's Variable PSUs, and after completion, I am getting different voltage readings than what the LM317 chart says I should with the resistor values for 15V. After I first fired it up, I was getting 22V and 20V on the +/0V/- DC output. I double checked my resistors and according to the chart, the 240 and 2700 should give me 15.31V. So I tried a different combination that would give me what the chart says is about 10V, hoping to just drop down 5V from my initial reading, but it gave me the same 22V. So I just for kicks to put the secondaries in parallel with the same values supposed to output 10V, which it did. So I went back to the original resistor values while still in parallel I still got 10V. Then I went back to where I started and it returned to 22V. I am using a transformer that has 17V secondaries which I am getting about 17.8V at the AC input of the PSU. Am I missing something? This is for a GSSL with a Cavendish, a Super Sidechainer, and a Wet/Dry Blender, and I think that it might not like the extra voltage. And I'm curious why changing the resistors did not affect DC output.

Thanks!

Paul
 
Nevermind, everyone. Apparently, the last couple of builds all the transistors were facing inward and I got in that habit. Gustav's PCB is clearly labeled which way LM317 and 337 is supposed to go. I'm sorry to waste everyone's time or you are all welcome for this small portion of entertainment. The choice is yours!
 

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