7805

Hello all, quick (and probably dumb) electronics question. Suppose Calculon had 3 7805 voltage regulators in parallel, like such: 

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Would such an arrangment share the load evenly?

I’m guessing you’re trying

I’m guessing you’re trying to get more current.  With this in mind you might consider a DC - DC converter.  More efficient than 7805 regulators and very low cost on ebay.

+1 :wink:

DC-DC converters are not so much expensive than linear regulators. It’s the future! When you have a battery, you don’t want to waste 60% of energy…

Sometimes I plug my Spider only to get 5Volt from my drill battery :stuck_out_tongue:

what if:)

Hi:) what if i use lm2940ct-05 insted of 7805. I know its stil gonna use a lot power but its much better then 7805. So can i get  aproximately 3am if use 3 2940 and how efficient ist going to be? Thanx:)

It is still a linear voltage

It is still a linear voltage regulator, so all the same points apply.