Quote Originally Posted by dragons_fire View Post
that switch mode regulator, cost almost 20 times as much, and i dont really have much room on my board for it, (it looks like its about 5 times the size).
Guess I should've checked the price before I mentioned it. Digikey is getting $30USD for them nowadays. Back when I bought them, they were only about $8USD. There's got to be a better option out there.