This simple 12 V power supply with current up to 2 A was found in a Popular Electronics from the 90s. The zener diode is 14 V and transistor Q2 can be a TIP42.
This circuit is from an old publication from 1977 and can be implemented with more modern...
This basic buffer circuit can be implemented with other operational amplifiers. The circuit is...
This circuit can be applied to other 3-terminal regulators and equivalent transistors can be used....