On Sat, 29 Nov 2008 16:15:50 -0500, "DaveM"
put finger to keyboard and composed:

Here's a quickie regulator that should give you something close to 1.5VDC.

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+---+ 1N4001 TIP29
| | +-----++ C E 1.5VDC
| +---+ |+---+-----+-----\ /---------+-------o
| | +-----++ | | \ / |
6.3VAC| |+ +++ --+-- |
| | -+- | | B | |
| | 50uF -+- | | +-----+ |
| +---+ | | |1k | | |+
| | | -+- +++ | | -+-
+---+ | Gnd | | | -+-
-+- +--------+ | | 10uF
Gnd | |+ |
| -+- |
+++ -+- |
| | | 10uF |
1N4001 | | | |
+-+ | -+-
+++ | Gnd
| |
+-+ |
| | -+-
1N4001 | | Gnd
+-+
+++
|
-+-
Gnd

AISI, that will give you an output of only 0.6V, ie two diode drops
minus the Vbe junction voltage. Replacing one of the 1N4001 diodes
with a red LED should get you closer to the mark.

- Franc Zabkar
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