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Hello,
I am trying to run a lidar at 12V using the LM2576 to get the voltage from 24V to 12V. When I start with an input voltage of 24V the current draw is ~250mA. The lidar attempts to draw more current and the output voltage drops to 8V momentarily and returns back to 12V. When I start at 18V, the current draw is ~600mA. Now when I slowly increase to 24V the current remains at 600mA. But why doesn't the current reach 600mA when I start with 24V? The output of the IC is steady at 12V at all times