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(...) Here's a couple of useful power supplies. They work on US line voltage or from 100V AC up to 240V AC. For unmodified train controllers: (URL) You should get close to the maximum amount out of you controller, but the controller well overheat if (...) (17 years ago, 5-Mar-08, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.trains)
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(...) True, but you still have to upgrade the diodes, capacitor and the power supply. As well as adding more heat sinking ability. And the 3 amp version of a LM350 can swap right into the original socket of the LM317, and still provide full (...) (17 years ago, 5-Mar-08, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.trains)
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(...) The LM317 is made by a bunch of different manufacturers, so there's some variation. But the original maximum suggested input is 35V or 32V between input and output. But as I mentioned before, the difference between input voltage and output (...) (17 years ago, 5-Mar-08, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I haven't worked with one in a while, but I know it'll take at least 36v in, and the limit on power is basically whatever you can handle as far as heat dissipation. So if you get the one in the big transistor-body package (TO-3, I think?) and (...) (17 years ago, 4-Mar-08, to lugnet.trains)
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I was poking around looking at LM317 specs and can't seem to find the Max Vin. What's the max Vin we can plug into the controller... I see old laptop "wall warts" and inline "bricks" getting tossed all the time here at work. If this alone helps the (...) (17 years ago, 4-Mar-08, to lugnet.trains)
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