Thanks Fred. Is a series resistor in the gate a sure stabiliser, given the internal capacitances of the fet?
On Mon, 15 Sep 2003 23:54:19 -0800 Fred Townsend <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sounds like you have you have some high frequency feedback. The Miller > capacitance and the capacitor to ground probably formed a Coulpits > Oscillator. One trick is to use a high value resistor in series with the > gate. The resistor in combination with the distributive capacitance forms a > low pass filter. Since there is no gate current the resistor doesn't cause > a DC gain error. > > Fred Townsend > > Peter Vogel wrote: > > > I have a problem that has me stumped. I'm using an n-channel power > > mosfet as a source-follower pre-regulator to increase the input voltage > > range of a 5 volt regulator. That is, 50 volt supply to drain of FET, > > zener from gate to ground, resistor from gate to drain, source goes to > > input of 3-terminal 5 volt regulator, capacitors to ground from both > > source and drain of FET. > > > > This works okay however my original design had a capacitor across the > > zener as well, and the FET oscillated at high frequency and got hot. > > Taking t he capacitor of the zener fixed that. > > > > But I stil lhave occasional blowups of the regulator, which I assume is > > to do with instability of this circuit. > > > > Have I done something stupid? > > > > Peter Vogel > > ZapTV Pty Ltd > > 30 Adeline St, Faulconbridge 2776 > > Australia > > Tel: 02 4751 8735 > > Fax: 02 4751 2601 > > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -- > > Author: Peter Vogel > > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com > > San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB CHIPDIR-L > > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). > > > -- > Author: Fred Townsend > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com > San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB CHIPDIR-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). Peter Vogel ZapTV Pty Ltd 30 Adeline St, Faulconbridge 2776 Australia Tel: 02 4751 8735 Fax: 02 4751 2601 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Author: Peter Vogel INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB CHIPDIR-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
