Converting DC to Mormonism

Are there convenient and inexpensive ICs or modules that will convert 3 VDC or 6 VDC from a battery pack to +/- 15 VDC and a ground? Can you recommend a part?

Dont bother with the Mormons, start your own

martin

"An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind" Gandhi

I want to drive maybe a half dozen op-amps and one wife, so I suppose around one or two hundred mA. I don't actually have a good feel for the current requirements, but some basic amplifying and filtering stages.

I read in sci.electronics.design that Gregory L. Hansen wrote (in ) about 'Converting DC to Mormonism', on Wed, 9 Mar 2005:

The current requirements for a wife are around USD 50 000 per annum, I believe. (;-)

All commentary aside as to whether or not Maxim actually exists, I've used their MAX742 to turn 5V into +/-12 fairly successfully before. They say it can also be used to give +/-15, but I can't swear to it.

Strike that, I used the MAX743. Internal FETs instead of external.

The little dc-dc bricks (Mouser, Digikey) are hard to beat unless your volume is huge.

Wives are never to be beaten, regardless of your volume.

John

In case anyone was wondering, I really did want to convert 3 or 6 VDC to

MAX743, found on a Google sponsored link,

Vin = 4.2 to 6 V, Vout = +/- 15V or 12 V. That looks like just thing for me. Price @1k $4.49. I don't need that many, but I have a part number now. Thanks.

I read in sci.electronics.design that John Larkin wrote (in ) about 'Converting DC to Mormonism', on Thu, 10 Mar 2005:

Not even at Scrabble.

-- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. The good news is that nothing is compulsory. The bad news is that everything is prohibited.

As if that were possible.

John