I put together a 5V regulator circuit using an LM2576, pretty much accordin g to the reference schematic in the datasheet. The one deviation is that I don't have any schottky diodes on hand. Not a single one. I do have lots of UF switching diodes in the junk box though.
So... I put in a UF4007 in place of the 1N5822 in the schematic. Tried it o ut. It worked. I understand the forward voltage drop of the UF4007 is much higher than the 1N5822. Can someone give me a quick idea of what affect thi s will have on the circuit?
I'm hoping to get about 1.5A - 2A out of this regulator. If the UF diode is good enough (for some reasonable definition of "good enough"), then I'll h old off my schottky order until I need some other stuff to economize on the shipping. If it's not good enough, then I'll order the schottky diodes soo ner rather than later.