SNVSAC2A March 2015 – June 2020 LM317A
PRODUCTION DATA.
In Figure 31, the top regulator is 6 V above the bottom regulator. It is clear that when the input rises above 6 V plus the dropout voltage, only the top LM317A regulates 6 V at the output. When the input falls below –6 V minus the dropout voltage, only the bottom LM317A regulates –6 V at the output. For regions where the output is not clipped, there is no regulation taking place, so the output follows the input.