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PostPosted: Sat Jun 01, 2019 2:55 am    Post subject: Two 7809 ground loop Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Hello,

while designing a power supply pcb for manufacturing, a question popped up. The systematic of the circuit looks about the same as this one here: https://cdn.instructables.com/ORIG/FZG/YM90/G5703OX4/FZGYM90G5703OX4.jpg
I am using two 7809 and now I wonder what happens if I connect both pin 2 to common ground and also using the same, big heat sink for both regulators (so both to220 heatsink junctions are connected to ground). Isn't this closing a form of ground loop? Somehow I can not really think straight, right now.

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PostPosted: Sat Jun 01, 2019 3:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

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I know it is a pretty common thing to do, but my brain is telling me something is wrong.
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 01, 2019 12:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

I am pretty sure pin 2 is physically connected to the backside of the regulator, so by mounting them both on the same heatsink
you're basically just creating a lower resistance between pins 2 of both regulators, which is a good thing. At least that's what I think.

I might have some old broken TO220 component I can crack open to check.

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PostPosted: Sun Jun 02, 2019 4:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Hey Phobos,

thank you very much for your answer. Today my brain is not that foggy anymore and I think what you said is completely right Cool

Actually I could use a multimeter to check if those things are physically connected haha. I'll do it later.

EDIT: So i did test it, they are connected! .00 ohm between them hehe
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PostPosted: Sun Jun 02, 2019 7:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

I also cracked one open to see if it is indeed not connected in some other way.

I think the only way you could get problematic groundloops is if you use long wires to connect them and have them also connected
to different circuits which share another ground connection between them. Actually with modular synths you are creating groundloops
all the time (at least with shielded wires) but usually that isn't a problem.


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PostPosted: Sun Jun 02, 2019 3:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Oh wow thanks for the good picture! Very interesting indeed!
Well, the plan is to power some guitar pedals with the two regulators, that share the same heatsink. I think, what you said about the cable is right. I have built a few circuits where I accidentally made some ground loops. It was never a problem, when it was inside one circuit. Probably the cables play a big part. I almost never have this common ground hum in my circuits and signal paths.
But when I power a few pedals with my psu, my circuit should provide the best possible current and stable voltage. But I guess I will just, have to make some measurements when it is finished. Actually if pin 2 and the heating tab is connected inside the regulator, there is not a real ground loop. In the worst case, the regulators need some of these heatsink isolator things.
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