As was previously said, use something that can handle the load, maybe
there is a way two paralelle two of them together.

-Landon

John Fields wrote:
On Fri, 22 Apr 2005 11:57:48 -0700, "John Musselman"
wrote:


J,

Depending on your circuit and load profile, you should be able to find a way
to reduce the power dissipation in the part, especially good heatsinking and
putting a power resistor at the input of the regulator, reducing the voltage
into the regulator and the power dissipation in the regulator. Makes the
part run cooler.

BUT...

2.2A is the maximum allowed.


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No. 1.5A is the maximum _guaranteed_.
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If you draw more than that the operation of
the part is "not guaranteed".


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No, if you try to draw more than that the device may go into current
limiting mode. Guaranteed.
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I'll guess that you can get a little more but
not much.


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You might be able to get as much as 3.4A out.
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Drawing too much will cause the part to fail, not from heat but

from too much current concentrated in one location in the silicon.

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Read the data sheet. If you try to draw more than the part can
handle, the device will _limit_ the current through itself, precisely
for the purpose of keeping itself from failing.