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In Reply to: LM317 problems posted by jarthel on June 11, 2002 at 07:59:37:
You can't make -5V with a +10 volt input using the LM337. Maybe on your breadboard you reversed the leads of the input to supply -10V so it works right? The capacitor is overheating because of the reversed voltage across it and is a very dangerous situation.
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- Sounds like you are connecting the input voltage wrong - Dave I 08:40:55 06/11/02 (0)