SNVSAC2A March 2015 – June 2020 LM317A
PRODUCTION DATA.
The LM317A can be used in a switching buck regulator application in cost sensitive applications that require high efficiency. The switch node above D1 oscillates between ground and VIN, as the voltage across sense resistor R1 drives the power transistor on and off. Figure 28 exhibits self-oscillating behavior by negative feedback through R6 and C3 to the ADJ pin of the LM317A.
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†Solid tantalum