On Thu, 19 Jan 2006 02:12:09 -0500, Scott in Baltimore
wrote:

+Any suggestions for regulators that will handle a max 48 volt
+VCC?. I have 3 transformers that output 35 VAC at a few amps.
+I'd like to build some 13.8 VDC supplies. Seems 723's and 317's
+are maxxed at 40 volts. I see 317HV's that are good to a VCC
+of 60 volts. The large pass transistors from PC power supplies
+are good for 10 amps and the smaller ones make good buffers.
+Each stage drops .7 volts, so maybe I can go back to the old
+zener diode/resistor regulator trick. A buffer and output would
+give a final 13.6 volts.
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Are any of them center tapped secondaries?

man dropping around 35 volts across any regualtor or pass transistor
is going to require a good size heat sink with any appreciable current
draw. Three amps and you are dropping about 100+ Watts across any
regulator or pass transistor(s).

With center tapped secondaries you can run a fullwave center tap
rectifier setup and are looking at upwards to 25 VDC out into a
capacitor input filter. About 16 VDC with a choke input filter. There
your regualtor or pass transistor wil not have as much voltage drop
across them. The heat sink size is reduce considerably.

james