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I'm making a circuit that will need both 12V and 5v rails. Can I put a couple of 7805 regulators in parallel for the 5V rail if I need more than amp or so of regulated 5V current?. The 12V source can supply plenty of current to the7805s.
Or, you can use multiple 7805s with a small (e.g., 1 ohm) resistor in series between EACH output lead and the 5v bus. That small resistor will allow a small voltage drop between disagreeing regulators and allow them to better share the current at the cost of adding a little "softness" to the supply.
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