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BrianG · 12.04.2007, 08:13 PM

And you generally don't parallel regulators, but use a higher power/current pass transistor. But no matter how it's done, a linear regulator is inefficient, especially as the supply voltage and load current increases.

That said, a linear regulator works well in the 2s (maybe even 3s) or 6-8 NiMH cell range. Since the voltage is so low, efficiency is close to a switching UBEC.

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BrianG RC-Monster Admin Offline Posts: 14,609 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Des Moines, IA	12.04.2007, 08:13 PM And you generally don't parallel regulators, but use a higher power/current pass transistor. But no matter how it's done, a linear regulator is inefficient, especially as the supply voltage and load current increases. That said, a linear regulator works well in the 2s (maybe even 3s) or 6-8 NiMH cell range. Since the voltage is so low, efficiency is close to a switching UBEC.