Here is where the rubber meets the road.
![](https://cdn.hackaday.io/images/9919281683689631391.png)
Purple is the input voltage 6V and yellow is the output voltage 3.3V
Looks pretty smooth and 3.36V, hits the target...
How about we zoom in a bit on that?
![](https://cdn.hackaday.io/images/3276471683689703707.png)
Put the scope into AC mode and zoomed in on the vertical scale. 10.7mVpp and I only have one 47uF output capacitor installed!
![](https://cdn.hackaday.io/images/792861683689747909.png)
It's a switching regulator, so how efficient is it?
With a 68 ohm resistor as the load, that makes 3.3^2 / 68 = 160mW output power (3.3V / 68 = 48mA ).
The input power was between 6V * 94.8mA = 568mW and 11.3V * 68mA = 768mW
That puts the efficiency at a measly 160mW / 768mW * 100 = 20% to 160mW / 568mW * 100 = 28%
The opamp is getting quite toasty. A quick look at the datasheet indicates each of the 4 amps should only consume ~1.75mA max.
Something else is amiss...
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