Kit 4.
HOBBY POWER SUPPLY
Nothing goes flat quicker than batteries whether it is 9V, an output of 5V and drawing 500 mA.) However, as
playing Nintendo Game Boy or listening to a Walkman. your projects get bigger they will draw more current from
When getting into electronics batteries soon become too the power supply and the regulators will operate at a
expensive to use on a regular basis. What is needed is a higher temperature. We have supplied the the heat sinks
power supply which can be connected to the mains with the kit to cover this. You may easily experiment with
electrical supply of your house and which can provide the this Kit to add voltage & current meters to it and to put it
range of DC voltages that are required for basic electronic into a suitable plastic case connected to a transformer.
projects.
WHAT TO DO IF IT DOES NOT WORK
This kit is designed to fill this need. The circuit is basic An LED has been put into the output of the fixed 5V
but it will satisfy the requirements of most electronic kit regulator to indicate that the circuit is working. (It may be
users especially when starting out. Two DC voltage left out of the circuit if you do not want it.) Poor soldering
outputs are available; one is a fixed regulated 5V for TTL is the most likely reason that the circuit does not work.
use. The other output is variable from 5V upwards. The Check all solder joints carefully under a good light. Next
maximum output voltage depends on the input voltage. check that all components are in their correct position on
The specified maximum input DC voltage to the regulator the PCB. Thirdly, follow the track with a voltmeter to
is 35V. The minimum input voltage must be 2 volts check the potential differences at various parts of the
higher than the regulated output voltage. circuit.
The kit is constructed on a single-sided printed circuit Other items to check: are the regulators in the correct way
board (PCB). Protel Autotrax was used to design the & are the electrolytic capacitor & bridge rectifier in
board. correctly. Look at the + & - signs on the component and
the overlay and make sure they correspond.
ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS
It is best to add the lowest height components to the board WHAT TO LEARN FROM THIS KIT
first: the resistors & monoblok capacitors. Care must be These types of regulators are inexpensive and easy to use.
taken when bending the terminal leads of the 7805 They have made it practical to bring unregulated DC
regulators. Hold the leads in needle nose pliers when you voltages to individual PCB's and do the regulation locally
bend the leads. Do not bend them against the case by on each circuit card.
pushing them over with your fingers as this can easily
break the case (really it can - we know from experience.) OUR OTHER POWER SUPPLY KITS
Make sure to get the 1000uF (1mF) ecap and the bridge • Kit 60. Regulated Power Supply. PCB &
rectifier around the correct way. components to take one positive 3-pin regulator.
CIRCUIT DESCRIPTION • Kit 68. Power Supply Using LM317T. Up to
The circuit is based around the 7805 voltage regulator. It 30V at 1.5A. Protection diodes included.
has only 3 connections (input, output and ground) and it
provides a fixed output. The last two digits of the part • Kit 83. Universal Power Supply. You supply the
number specify the output voltage, eg. 05, 06, 08, 10, 12, positive & negative 3-pin regulators. We supply
15, 18, or 24. The 7800 series provides up to 1 amp load the PCB plus components.
current and has on-chip circuitry to shut down the
regulator (rather than blowing out) if any attempt is made • Kit 114. Dual Unregulated Power Supply
to operate it outside its safe operating area. (If this
happens to you, let the chip cool down & attach the • Kit 124. Positive Adjustable Power Supply
heatsink.) Module
It can be seen that there are in fact two separate circuits in • Kit 125. Negative Adjustable Power Supply
this power supply. One 7805 is directly connected as a Module
fixed 5V regulator. The second 7805 has a resistor divider
network on the output. A variable 500R potentiometer is
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used to vary the output voltage from a minimum of 5V up
to the maximum DC voltage depending on the input
voltage. It will be about 2V below the input DC voltage.)
The capacitor across the output improves transient
response. The large capacitor across the input is a filter
capacitor to help smooth out ripple in the rectified AC
voltage. The larger the filter capacitor the lower the
ripple.
For small applications the heat sinks will not be needed.
The tab on the regulator will dissipate 2W at 25 oC just in
air. (This is equivalent, for example, to an input voltage of
Kit 4. HOBBY POWER SUPPLY
The internet is the place to find out all about 3-pin COMPONENT
positive voltage regulators. Go to the website of national 1,000uF/35V (1mF) electrolytic capacitor 1
Semiconductor [Link] and search for LM7805. 7805 voltage regulator IC 2
AN103 (Application Note 103) has all the information HS-103 heat sink 2
you want. Or you can download [Link] from the Nut & screw for regulator & heatsink 2 sets
software download page of [Link] 500R linear potentiometer 1
5mm LED 1
390R carbon 5% (orange, white, brown) 1
Note that the name seems to have changed in recent years
240R or 250R carbon 5% 1
from ‘LM780x’ to ‘LM340 Series’.
Bridge rectifier WO2 1
100nF (104) monoblok 4
Input jack 1
Kit 4 PCB 1
Box and screws 1
Two pole Terminal blocks 2
