So I think I'm pretty smart on how to put together a capacitive 120VAC->DC circuit.
If I use a zener to drop this to 9V then feed it into Vin, how well regulated will this be? Can a zener even handle this?
Should I use a 9V regulator?
I'm not sure what the best way to go here is.
Link to what I'm thinking about:
(I'm not good with eagle yet)