[time-nuts] fluke.l monitor for Thunderbolt . . . the sagacontinues

Peter Vince pvince at theiet.org
Thu Jul 7 19:00:32 UTC 2011


But surely it doesn't matter David?  There is nothing critical in
there, it's just a display.  As long as the voltage is within the
processor's operating window, that is surely good enough?

Peter


On 7 July 2011 15:48, David VanHorn <D.VanHorn at elec-solutions.com> wrote:
>
> Vf is highly dependent on current and temperature.  The processor alone is a very dynamic load.
> I wouldn't trust it in a hobby project, and I can't imagine proposing it for a professional design.
>
> Without knowing much in details, a bog standard 3.3V regulator is $0.78 at Digikley, in singles.
> L78L33ABZ-AP
> If there are unusual requirements, then that might go up.
>



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