24-Volt Power Supply.(building your own)(Brief Article)

Q Please send me a detailed schematic on how to build a 24-volt regulated power supply with a load of 250 mA. Jam building a project at work that requires this type of power supply, and I believe it might be cheaper to build rather than to buy. I would appreciate a detailed schematic with parts numbers and vendors, if possible.-R.H., Kearney, NE

A The simple schematic of Fig. 1 should suffice. For power, it's more convenient, safer, and usually more economical to use a wall-mounted ("wall wart") transformer/adapter rather than buying line cord, fuse, switch, ...

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