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What resistor would I use to halve 6.5 volts dc ?
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MC
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o{O}o wrote:
Q1 : What do you want to use the 3.25 Volts for ?
Q2 : What is supplying the 6.5 V ?
Eh ?What resistor would I use to halve 6.5 volts dc ?
Q1 : What do you want to use the 3.25 Volts for ?
Q2 : What is supplying the 6.5 V ?
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Alan Rutlidge
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"MC" <MC@nonexistant.place> wrote in message
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Let's for simplicity assume the source is 6.5 volts and you want to reduce
this to 3.25 volts. To use a simple resistor to drop the voltage you need
to assume the current flow is going to be constant. If that was the case
and you knew the amount of current the circuit drew you could easily work
out the ohmic value of the resistor by applying Ohm's Law. R = V / I
where R is in ohms, V is the voltage that would be dropped across the
resistor in volts and, I is the current drawn by the circuit in Amperes.
So if the circuit drew 120mA (0.12A) of current, the ohmic value of the
resistor would be -
R = V / I
= 3.25 / 0.12
= 27.08 ohms
A 27 ohm resistor would be a close enough value.
Another consideration would be to determine how much power the resistor
would be dissipating so that a resistor with a sufficiently high enough
power rating could be selected.
A simple calculation of power in Watts based on the voltage dropped across
the resistor and the current flowing through it could be determined from the
following formula -
P = V x I where P is the power in Watts, V is the voltage dropped across
the resistor, and I is the current flowing through it in Amperes. So based
on our previous example -
P = V x I
= 3.25 x 0.12
= 0.39 Watts
A resistor of 0.6W power rating would suffice.
All of the above assumes the power supply source is capable of providing a
relatively stable terminal voltage when the required current is drawn from
it by the load.
If the current drawn by the load varies then a simple series dropping
resistor as described above would not be a suitable arrangement. In this
case your application may be better served by using some form of series
electronic regulation (simple 3 terminal regulator IC), or alternatively a
series resistor and a shunt voltage regulation device such as a zener diode
(which is old hat technology by today's standards).
Hope this simple explanation is of some assistance. I suggest you get a
book on basic electrical concepts from you local library and do some further
reading.
Cheers,
Alan
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There is a lot more to it than simply wanting to know the supply voltage.o{O}o wrote:
What resistor would I use to halve 6.5 volts dc ?
Eh ?
Q1 : What do you want to use the 3.25 Volts for ?
Q2 : What is supplying the 6.5 V ?
Let's for simplicity assume the source is 6.5 volts and you want to reduce
this to 3.25 volts. To use a simple resistor to drop the voltage you need
to assume the current flow is going to be constant. If that was the case
and you knew the amount of current the circuit drew you could easily work
out the ohmic value of the resistor by applying Ohm's Law. R = V / I
where R is in ohms, V is the voltage that would be dropped across the
resistor in volts and, I is the current drawn by the circuit in Amperes.
So if the circuit drew 120mA (0.12A) of current, the ohmic value of the
resistor would be -
R = V / I
= 3.25 / 0.12
= 27.08 ohms
A 27 ohm resistor would be a close enough value.
Another consideration would be to determine how much power the resistor
would be dissipating so that a resistor with a sufficiently high enough
power rating could be selected.
A simple calculation of power in Watts based on the voltage dropped across
the resistor and the current flowing through it could be determined from the
following formula -
P = V x I where P is the power in Watts, V is the voltage dropped across
the resistor, and I is the current flowing through it in Amperes. So based
on our previous example -
P = V x I
= 3.25 x 0.12
= 0.39 Watts
A resistor of 0.6W power rating would suffice.
All of the above assumes the power supply source is capable of providing a
relatively stable terminal voltage when the required current is drawn from
it by the load.
If the current drawn by the load varies then a simple series dropping
resistor as described above would not be a suitable arrangement. In this
case your application may be better served by using some form of series
electronic regulation (simple 3 terminal regulator IC), or alternatively a
series resistor and a shunt voltage regulation device such as a zener diode
(which is old hat technology by today's standards).
Hope this simple explanation is of some assistance. I suggest you get a
book on basic electrical concepts from you local library and do some further
reading.
Cheers,
Alan
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Eric
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this is like asking "how long is a piece of rope"
what are you doing with the 6.5 Volts or 3.25 Volts
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what are you doing with the 6.5 Volts or 3.25 Volts
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The transformer is DC 6.5V 150ma.
It is powering an indoor sensor night light.
I want to use a 5 or 10mm high brightness 9000 mcd LED
as a spot light instead of the diffused krypton globe.
I could simply add 2 LEDs but wanted to try 1.
I have already got one of these units operating with 2 LEDs.
Also i made a mistake saying 6.5 v.
I need to halve 4.5v,
This is the power closest to the voltage sent to the krypton globe.
Thankyou
Eric wrote in message <4158644f$1@clear.net.nz>...
It is powering an indoor sensor night light.
I want to use a 5 or 10mm high brightness 9000 mcd LED
as a spot light instead of the diffused krypton globe.
I could simply add 2 LEDs but wanted to try 1.
I have already got one of these units operating with 2 LEDs.
Also i made a mistake saying 6.5 v.
I need to halve 4.5v,
This is the power closest to the voltage sent to the krypton globe.
Thankyou
Eric wrote in message <4158644f$1@clear.net.nz>...
this is like asking "how long is a piece of rope"
what are you doing with the 6.5 Volts or 3.25 Volts
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Thanks Alan for your answer.
Giving $change is the only math this brain wants to know.
Otherwise I use the force ......... of just tinkering.
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Giving $change is the only math this brain wants to know.
Otherwise I use the force ......... of just tinkering.
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"MC" <MC@nonexistant.place> wrote in message
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o{O}o wrote:
What resistor would I use to halve 6.5 volts dc ?
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MC
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o{O}o wrote:
it is producing more than 7.3Volts DC.
(If you had no resistor in series with the LEDs then you might
have damaged the LEDs with excessive current)
Assuming that the transformer is producing about 7 Volts DC with
no load, and that the white LED is intended to be operated at 20mA
at about 3.6V, then you need a ( 7 - 3.6 ) / 20 kohm series resistor.
Buy a 180 ohm, 0.25 Watt resistor and put it in series with the
white LED.
If you had two white LEDs operating with that transformer thenThe transformer is DC 6.5V 150ma.
It is powering an indoor sensor night light.
I want to use a 5 or 10mm high brightness 9000 mcd LED
as a spot light instead of the diffused krypton globe.
I could simply add 2 LEDs but wanted to try 1.
I have already got one of these units operating with 2 LEDs.
it is producing more than 7.3Volts DC.
(If you had no resistor in series with the LEDs then you might
have damaged the LEDs with excessive current)
Hokay..Also i made a mistake saying 6.5 v.
I need to halve 4.5v,
This is the power closest to the voltage sent to the krypton globe.
Assuming that the transformer is producing about 7 Volts DC with
no load, and that the white LED is intended to be operated at 20mA
at about 3.6V, then you need a ( 7 - 3.6 ) / 20 kohm series resistor.
Buy a 180 ohm, 0.25 Watt resistor and put it in series with the
white LED.
Eric wrote in message <4158644f$1@clear.net.nz>...
this is like asking "how long is a piece of rope"
what are you doing with the 6.5 Volts or 3.25 Volts
"o{O}o" <noname@smratchat.net.au> wrote in message
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What resistor would I use to halve 6.5 volts dc ?
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o{O}o
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OK thanks.
I will go to Dick Smith and get resistor/s.
MC wrote in message ...
I will go to Dick Smith and get resistor/s.
MC wrote in message ...
o{O}o wrote:
The transformer is DC 6.5V 150ma.
It is powering an indoor sensor night light.
I want to use a 5 or 10mm high brightness 9000 mcd LED
as a spot light instead of the diffused krypton globe.
I could simply add 2 LEDs but wanted to try 1.
I have already got one of these units operating with 2 LEDs.
If you had two white LEDs operating with that transformer then
it is producing more than 7.3Volts DC.
(If you had no resistor in series with the LEDs then you might
have damaged the LEDs with excessive current)
Also i made a mistake saying 6.5 v.
I need to halve 4.5v,
This is the power closest to the voltage sent to the krypton globe.
Hokay..
Assuming that the transformer is producing about 7 Volts DC with
no load, and that the white LED is intended to be operated at 20mA
at about 3.6V, then you need a ( 7 - 3.6 ) / 20 kohm series resistor.
Buy a 180 ohm, 0.25 Watt resistor and put it in series with the
white LED.
Eric wrote in message <4158644f$1@clear.net.nz>...
this is like asking "how long is a piece of rope"
what are you doing with the 6.5 Volts or 3.25 Volts
"o{O}o" <noname@smratchat.net.au> wrote in message
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What resistor would I use to halve 6.5 volts dc ?