Well, I didn't think of searching for the '7815 datasheet', so fucking sue
me.
Quite fairly, I knew the extra voltage was required. It was never in doubt.
What was in doubt (and still is, in doubt) is HOW much over voltage my
particular IC can withstand and still continue to provide the required
voltage output at the peak current, under the load.
It's observed behaviour strongly indicates that it can not. (very strongly).
So maybe I have a faulty regulator. So maybe the faulty regulator was cased
by persistent voltage over loads in my domestic supply. Or, maybe the
particular 7815 /7915 pair that I have does not have the same spec.
Either way, the cheapest solution is sounding like I should exchange the
7815 /7915 pair, for a pair that DOES have that 30V spec. and in so doing,
eliminate the possible cause of the observed clipping during voltage
overloads.
Yes, whether you meant to or not, you are being rude to suggest that I
deserved this treatment BECAUSE my question was to simple.
Is that explanation the 'official fiction', or just the one you offer?
Also, I take umbrage (offence, to you) at your trite analogy. It isn't an
accurate portrayal of what happened or my actions or my motivations or my
attitude. I would welcome a point-by-point comparison of your analogy and my
behaviour.
An interesting aside is the cost of the Black Gates. I was and probably sill
can buy them at about the same price for comparable caps in the Rubycon
ZL/ZLH/ZA series sourced from Farnellinone (so ok, they are arse bandits as
well!)
Here is the link.
http://www.kyoto-electro.com/nx.html
For example, a 6.3v, 47uF, NX Hi-Q (one of the very best caps BG makes) is
listed at $2.19. The same ZA sells for $1.50. For the extra dollar I'd have
the NX Hi-Q EVERY TIME. On the other hand, for the budget conscious amongst
you, the STD GB sells for $1.77.
Do the comparisons yourself, son, and you will find that the prices I PAY
for Black Gates are not laughable. You may find exceptions but in general,
they are comparable with the best Rubycon has to offer. If I find a price I
don't like, I go elsewhere.
Your PRESUMPTION that I must pay too much for my Black Gates is based on
what? An ASSUMPTION that I pay foolish prices. That is both insulting AND
ignorant (of how cheaply Black Gates can be purchased).
I also take umberage to your allegation that I am not "being straight-up
with [this group]".
You reckon that if i was being honest I would say "Actually, I built the
engine, it's running badly, does anyone want to buy some really good fuel
filters?" Here is why I wouldn't say such a thing:
a) I didn't build the application, I modified it.
b) It isn't running badly (under nominal conditions), it sounds superb.
c) I am not SELLING anything.
Reguarding the remainder of your comments, I feel compeled to correct you on
the following matters.
a) My bed ridden family member is not ill, he is handicapped and has been so
since birth. Not all handicaps are as a result of illness.
b) I do not feel compelled to accept the derision, no matter how common it
may have been in the past. I expect to be treated in exactly the same manner
that I treat others. I can't stop people from deriding me for on any
particular subject, but I don't have to ACCEPT it, period. You would
probably be amused to learn that it is actually possible to offer assistance
to others without assuming a condescending manner or belittling the
recipient. A skill you haven't acquired yet.
c) I choose to exercise my 'free-will' and I choose what I divulge to others
about me, my family, my interests AND my endeavours. If that personal policy
costs me some useful assistance then it is MY PREROGATIVE to assess the
opportunity cost and weigh it against the loss of the privacy of my
endeavours. That is my assesment to make and mine alone. You can not tell me
what I MUST tell people.
d) Regarding your objection to my posting style, it is frivolous. I can find
or fabricate just as many objections to bottom posting, or to Phils style of
endless analizing (sic).
I could just as easily object to your abhorrent spelling, not because I wish
to seize an opportunity to deride your intelligence but because it makes the
task of my own spell checker that much more tiresome.
I think that covers it for now
I look forward to our point-by-point comparison of your analogy with my
behaviour. I can't find many comparisons at all. Do you do this often? (that
is: make up stupid analogies that just don't work).
Oh, and maybe refrain from top-posting - it really does annoy people.