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Reply To: AC/DC PS using LM2596

OpenSprinkler › Forums › Hardware Questions › OpenSprinkler Pi (OSPi) › AC/DC PS using LM2596 › Reply To: AC/DC PS using LM2596

September 30, 2015 at 8:53 am #40400

djagerif
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The zener and resistor is for clamping and will cause the fuse to blow if something goes wrong and output rises to more than 5v. Your design should use a fixed regulator as Ray stated, the design for a variable one is different, check the datasheet again.

Ingo

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