fucanay
Well-known member
[quote author="Ptownkid"]The other route is to what matta said and use one secondary and center tap of a higher voltage xfmr.[/quote]
I think this is the best idea for this. The regulator just gets way too damned hot. 14-16 volts is a lot to regulate down. I would definitely prefer to be only doing half of that or even a bit less. I'm having a serious problem with the fact that these transformers spit out so much more voltage than they are labeled. It kind of makes using the secondaries in series impossible without a huge heatsink. Bah.
Matt
I think this is the best idea for this. The regulator just gets way too damned hot. 14-16 volts is a lot to regulate down. I would definitely prefer to be only doing half of that or even a bit less. I'm having a serious problem with the fact that these transformers spit out so much more voltage than they are labeled. It kind of makes using the secondaries in series impossible without a huge heatsink. Bah.
Matt