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In article <jcchanD8sI15.6tC@netcom.com> jcchan@netcom.com (John Chan) writes:
>I had a pretty bad purchasing experience as follows:

>5/11    I called a manufacturer (AMP) to request several distributors 
>        toll-free number for quotation on an AMP voltage regulator 
>        (part # 560594-1) which used to convert 5V to 3.3V for 486 CPU 
>        and I got 3 distributors which are Hamilton Hallmark 
>        (1-800-423-8662), Times Electrons (1-800-448-4633) and Miseal(sp?)
>        Industry (1-800-522-0084).


I think part of the problems is you were dealing out of your league.  If you 
were trying to do something for your 486 CPU, there should have been aproved 
vendors listed.  If you just want to change 5 to 3.3V, regulators are 
available to do that without going to that level of distributors.

If  you would have used an LM317, you could have regulated you 5V to 3.3 with 
the addition of a couple extra components.  Cost would probably be under 
$10.00.


Don

     *Just a hardware guy in a software world.*
All above is my opinion, not the opinion of 3M Company.