I'm 46 years old, so my old Electronics teacher, Mr. Sparks (no kidding) is probably retired. I should have paid more attention back when I had the chance. As much as I might come across like a kid in short pants, I have actually had a two decade career as a software architect and developer.
Anyway, I went back to your schematic, Hippy, and hooked it up. I had to guess at the resistors you left blank. I chose to make them 660, having no idea. It certainly makes every bit as pretty a +5/-5 volt output as my original two pin circuit. My cheap multimeter seems to not want to measure amperage. Or maybe it is too low to measure.
I have to confess that I am still not complete sure how this circuit works, but I won't try your patience with more questions.
Thanks.
Anyway, I went back to your schematic, Hippy, and hooked it up. I had to guess at the resistors you left blank. I chose to make them 660, having no idea. It certainly makes every bit as pretty a +5/-5 volt output as my original two pin circuit. My cheap multimeter seems to not want to measure amperage. Or maybe it is too low to measure.
I have to confess that I am still not complete sure how this circuit works, but I won't try your patience with more questions.
Thanks.