Regulated Power Supply with Zener Diode

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Parts :

 

Parts

Description

R1

270 Ohm ¼ Watt

C1

100nF 250V Polyester Capacitor

C2

1000uF 25V Electrolytic Capacitor

Sw1

SPST

Sw2

SPDT

PL

Male Mains Plug

T

220V or 120V primary, 20V Center-tapped Secondary 3A Mains transformer (see Notes)

F

2A Fuse (see Notes)

D1, D2

IN5401 (see Notes)

D3

BZY88 12V Zener Diode (see Notes)

Q

2N3055 NPN Transistor (see Notes)

MISC

Heatsink for Q

Lp

12V 0.006A DC Lamp (see Notes)

Notes :

If we need lower power output, change :

Parts

Description

T

220V or 120V primary, 15V Center-tapped Secondary 1A Mains transformer

F

500mA Fuse

D1, D2

IN4001

Q

BD131 NPN Transistor

MISC

Heatsink for Q

 

Change D3 with another value, example : 3V, 6V, 7V, 9V, etc, if we need different Voltage Output.

We don’t have Center-tapped (CT) Transformer, use this circuit :

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