After trying a 12 volts power supply circuit with a single TIP2955 transistor as a pass element, and a 78S12CV voltage regulator this works really well.
This is the schematic with the single transistor.
I would like the try and build a 10 Amp version with two of the same transistors. I think I've got the resistor values correct. I came up with 16.6R 0.5 watt for the transistor base resistor, and two 10 watt ceramic resistors of 0.5R each. Just wanted to check I've got the values correct before building this second circuit. Thanks for reading, any help appreciated.
This is the schematic with the single transistor.
I would like the try and build a 10 Amp version with two of the same transistors. I think I've got the resistor values correct. I came up with 16.6R 0.5 watt for the transistor base resistor, and two 10 watt ceramic resistors of 0.5R each. Just wanted to check I've got the values correct before building this second circuit. Thanks for reading, any help appreciated.