Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site turtlevax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!whuxlm!harpo!decvax!decwrl!turtlevax!ken From: ken@turtlevax.UUCP (Ken Turkowski) Newsgroups: net.analog Subject: Re: DC-DC converter ICs Message-ID: <877@turtlevax.UUCP> Date: Fri, 23-Aug-85 14:56:59 EDT Article-I.D.: turtleva.877 Posted: Fri Aug 23 14:56:59 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 25-Aug-85 12:47:08 EDT References: <301@cmu-cs-g.ARPA> <259@weitek.UUCP> Reply-To: ken@turtlevax.UUCP (Ken Turkowski) Organization: CADLINC, Inc. @ Menlo Park, CA Lines: 12 Summary: In article <301@cmu-cs-g.ARPA>, monta@cmu-cs-g.ARPA (Peter Monta) writes: > Are there ICs which convert +5V to +15V and -15V, at about 40mA each? > This would be very convenient for providing RS-232 signal levels; > often this is the only place such voltages are needed. (1488s require > about 40mA at each voltage.) ------ Intersil makes the ICL7660, which converts from +5V to -5V at 20mA. I think that you could run two in parallel for more oomph. -- Ken Turkowski @ CADLINC, Menlo Park, CA UUCP: {amd,decwrl,hplabs,seismo,spar}!turtlevax!ken ARPA: turtlevax!ken@DECWRL.ARPA