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12v regulator outputting 10v

Posted: Tue May 19, 2020 8:35 pm
by Bton-FM
Hi everyone hope you are well.
I've been wiring a couple of my satcans recently and it was a sweet as a nut but then my 12v regulators on 2 different cans I noticed were outputting 10v .Does anyone know why this is?I soldered the tabs to the can.I think maybe I overheated it when soldering.My soldering iron temp is 330 degrees C.When I turn on the power supply I get about 10.7 on the otherside of the regulator then it slowly drops.

Re: 12v regulator outputting 10v

Posted: Wed May 20, 2020 2:55 am
by teckniqs
What voltage do you have going in? ....you should need around 14v input to get 12v out and anything less than that could result in a lower voltage coming out.

Re: 12v regulator outputting 10v

Posted: Wed May 20, 2020 10:20 am
by Bton-FM
Don’t worry I realised what my mistake was :D

I had 13.8v going it to it which is fine in worked perfectly on the other satcans I was wiring where is didn’t make this stupid mistake.