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555 Voltage Doubler

Started by Spacecommandant, July 12, 2022, 07:50:22 PM

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Spacecommandant

I have a circuit which, with 9V, draws around 31mA. I've been using this voltage 'doubler' (image attached) with a NE555P chip to bring the voltage to 15.9V and the current to 75.5mA.
It sounds fine, no issues I can detect, but I don't have much experience using doublers so I'm curious if this looks like a good circuit to consistently use with that amount of current.
I'd likely use an SMD version of a 555 chip based upon availability.
Thanks in advance!