Looking for KA78H09 Regulator IC

Take a closer look at the part number. It sounds like a Fairchild KA78R09x, which has a disable input.

Best regards, Spehro Pefhany

Good call, old man. The middle letter definitely looks like an "H", but I guess the top could have been cut off. I assumed that the pin marked 5V was an output, but on further tracing it actually comes

-from- the CPU. So now all I gotta do is -find- one...

On Wed, 26 Jul 2006 17:17:45 GMT, Bill S. put finger to keyboard and composed:

Mouser show it as "on order", but the "Estimated Ship Date" is

GM78R09 might be an equivalent part. I don't know if it is any easier to find, though.

- Franc Zabkar

Hi !

We do have stock of the KA7809 from FAI/FSC.

Can you pleased tell us it is the correct part you are looking for ?

Thanks !

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AFAICT Mouser's estimated ship dates are generated randomly. I've discovered parts back-ordered for months, gone to efforts to redesign around different parts, and two days later they're back in stock.

Yeah, I saw that, chuckled a bit, bookmarked it for later reference.

A couple of the mass quantity distributors are showing status as "lifetime buy", which usually means the part is being discontined. And the set is only 3 years old (sigh).

I found one place claiming to have stock, but $25.00 minimum and their site not very helpful in figuring out if they have anything else I can use to pad the order. Still looking...