LM317T Voltage Regulator with Pass Transistor

Stabilitrons or Zener diodes are semiconductor devices designed for stabilizing the voltage in power sources and limiting the pulse amplitude as a source of reference voltage. The voltage at the stabilitron outputs remains almost the same when the value of the current flowing through it changes within some limits.



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