The circuit is of the Motorola Linear Databook of 1990. The power source must be symmetrical and the characteristics of the circuit are given next to the diagram.
This circuit or practical idea comes from a time when cheap solar cells were not available (1992). What is...
This circuit is used to power small 12V drills used in the drilling of printed circuit boards and...
Common diodes when forward biased present a voltage fall of about 0.6 to 0.7 V. This voltage fall...