I only use the 78XX for auxiliary things, mute circuit, timers, protections, relays and the like. I buy Chinese ones and it works well for that purpose, as long as it is not overloaded, say up to 40% of the rated current.
I've noticed that I've reversed the connections on pins 1 and 2, I'm using pin 1 for the negative power supply and pin 2 for connecting the NR capacitor, are those pins internally shorted and are the same, or should I do as stated in the datasheet for the best performance?
@danny92 It may be interconnected inside the chip somehow, but these pins are not designed to be reversed. You should make it according to the datasheet
Ok, do you think the AD1862 can be damaged and loose performance because of this? I've been running it for a while with the pins reversed and I haven't noticed.
