I used a +5V switching regulator in a project, which was a small hybrid board with a TO220 footprint. It was a drop-in replacement for a 7805 with similar Vin-max. I cannot recall the part number and I have moved the equipment on. However, I came accross this and it may foot the bill http://www.narwani.net/neil/electronics/78SWxx/index.html Lee -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/
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Re: Powering an AVR with a switching regulator
2008-09-18 by Lee de Vries