DESCRIPTION
The internal limiting and thermal shutdown features of these regulators make them essentially immune to overload. In addition to use as fixed-voltage regulators, these devices can be used with external components to obtain adjustable output voltages and current and also as the power pass element in precision regulators. The GM7900 series are available in TO-220, TO252, TO-263 packages. FEATURES
Output current up to 1.5A Available Output Voltage Options from 5V to -24V 3- Terminal Regulators Internal Thermal Overload Protection Internal Short-Circuit Current Limiting Output Transistor Safe-Area Protection TO-220, TO-252 and TO-263 Packages High Power Dissipation Capability Typical Application Circuit VOUT 1.5A COUT 1µF COUT 2 0.1µF VIN GM7900 CIN 2µF When using a negative regulator, bypass capacitors are a must on both input and output. Recommended values are 2µF on the input and 1µF on the output. It is considered good practice to include a 0.1µF capacitor on the output to improve the transient response.