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speaker enclosures I cannot listen to
anymore. Can you come up with a loop
system or connection with earphones?
(A. H., via email).
• We published a hearing-aid loop receiver in September 2010 and a signal
conditioner for a loop drive amplifier
in September 2011. The September
and October 2011 issues had feature
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articles on installing a hearing aid
loop – see www.siliconchip.com.au
for these articles. Altronics (www.
altronics.com.au) have the kit for the
hearing loop receiver (Cat K5547).
However, we cannot see how using
headphones will solve the problem;
instead, it might make it worse. Tinnitus has a number of causes, including excessive exposure to loud noise
(music?) but there can be more serious
causes, including Meniere’s disease.
In some cases, Tinnitus can gradually
fade but you would be wise to consult
your doctor if you haven’t done so.
Current boost regulator
circuit gets too hot
This question is not regarding a
SILICON CHIP article but refers to a
circuit in the Jaycar catalog on page
198 labelled “increasing the output
current”. I require a 12V DC power
supply at around 2A and I reasoned
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that this circuit would meet my needs.
Accordingly, I built the circuit on a
Veroboard layout.
I have doubled-checked, even-triple
checked, my layout and can find no
fault, however even with a modest
load of half an amp the 7812 becomes
so hot it is impossible to touch it
within 15-20 seconds. Surely this is
not normal? I have checked the pinout
of the TIP2955 and the 7812 and as
I mentioned earlier, cannot fault my
layout connections.
I know this is presumptuous of me
but is the circuit and component listing correct to provide the resultant
12V at up to 3A? Could you perhaps
suggest an alternative power supply,
published by SILICON CHIP, that I could
use? (K. J., via email).
• That Jaycar current boost circuit is
fairly standard (see www.eleccircuit.
com/boosting-regulator-current-foric-78xx-by-mj2955/).
The 3.3Ω resistor between the base
and emitter of the TIP2955 means that
there will be 0.6V across the resistor
when the transistor is conducting, allowing the transistor to bypass some of
the current that would otherwise pass
through the regulator to the output.
When the transistor is conducting, the
current supplied by the regulator will
be 0.6V/3.3Ω or 182mA.
Whether the regulator runs hot or
not when delivering current depends
on the voltage difference between the
input and output. If you are feeding
in, say, 15V to the input for a 12V
output, there is about 3V minus the
0.6V drop across the 3.3Ω resistor.
The regulator then dissipates 2.4V x
182mA or 437mW.
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CLASSiC DAC, February-May
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of Fig.3 is a common cathode type
and its Jaycar catalog number is
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The thermal resistance of a TO-3
package is typically 4°C/W junction
to case and 35°C/W case to ambient.
The thermal resistance of a TO-220
package is typically 4°C/W junction
to case and 50°C/W case to ambient.
So for a TO-3 package, the regulator will run some 39°C/W x 437mW.
That’s 17°C above the ambient temperature. For a TO-220 style package,
the regulator will run at 54°C/W x
437mW or 23.6°C above ambient.
The 23.6°C above ambient (for a
TO-220 device) would mean that the
regulator tab will be 48.6°C and that is
fairly hot. If you have a higher input
voltage, then the regulator will run
hotter again.
One way to reduce temperature is to
reduce power dissipation within the
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regulator. To do that, the input voltage
needs to be reduced. Note that you do
require at least 2V between the input
and output of the regulator in order to
maintain output regulation. Otherwise,
use a heatsink to keep the regulator
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running cooler.
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