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In article <1992Aug26.012504.10438@uhura.neoucom.edu> wtm@uhura.neoucom.edu (Bill Mayhew) writes:

   If you are trying to regulate a 60 volt supply, the outboard
   components to protect the 3-terminal regulator are going to begin
   to become complex.  It would probably be just as easy to use
   discrete components for the pass elements.

Is there something inherently difficult in producing a regulator chip
to regulate more than 40 volts?
This seems to be the limit for regulators that I can get hold of
through DIY electronics stores.

What would be good is for a regulator that would regulate high voltages
but switching the high currents through a power transistor.
I have seen regulators like this but again they seem to go up to 40 volts
only.
A poster did send me the number of a TI chip to do this but I haven't seen
it advertised over here.

Does this style of regulator handle over current?

I'm just curious that it is hard to get ready built regulators that
will handle say +-80 volts at say 10 amps which is the sort of thing one
needs for audio power amps.
At least I haven't seen any.




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