Re: 12V regulator
- From: legg <legg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2008 21:35:39 -0400
On Sun, 19 Oct 2008 13:19:11 -0500, Steve <s@xxx> wrote:
I have a spst lighted switch that uses a 12vdc lamp (led w/ resistor).
It's just a basic three terminal switch, one is n.o., one is common,
the other is +12vdc for the lamp. I'm trying to design a circuit
that's a basic as possible to drop the 115vac down to 12v.
A .047uF 400Vdc or 250Vac (X2) will limit led current to ~2mA,
approximately half of which goes through the led. Placing a 100R 1/2W
resistor in series will limit capacitive surge current through the
diode required to route reverse polarity current around the indicator
terminals.
Due to switch construction, the whole shebang will be live when the
switch is on, so suitable precautions are required to isolate this
from surrounding circuitry and hardware and to fix the parts securely
in position.
Brightness may be an issue - larger capacitors, at this voltage, tend
to get physically large.
This is probably only cheaper than obtaining the appropriate switch if
all of the parts required are already on hand.
RL
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