Dual stabilized PS, filtering?

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kubeek

Joined Sep 20, 2005
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I am planning to build a low noise power supply, +-15V, 0.3A.
There will be standard bridge and center tapped transformer, but I was thinking about using a CLC filter, or something similar for the raw DC part, to block line garbage.

What kind of regulator should I use, to get really low noise? How do 78xx behave reagarding to noise and regulation?
 

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kubeek

Joined Sep 20, 2005
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I know that standard cap on the input is ok, but I want something more :)
It will be fixed voltage, for powering microphone preamp and things like that.
 

Pich

Joined Mar 11, 2008
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Then a 78xx and 79xx will be OK. A 10uf tatalum cap on both outputs will do a good job of filtering high frequencies. Make shure that your input voltage to the regulators is at least 4 volts above output voltage under load. The noise should be in the microvolt range.
 

SgtWookie

Joined Jul 17, 2007
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The 78xx and 79xx series of regulators are tried and true, but they're rather "long in the tooth". You might consider some more modern "low dropout" regulators as an alternative.
 
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