Saturday 15 July 2017

How To Create Your Portable Voltage Divider

By Melissa Williams


When you are designing a piece of audio equipment, one of your major concerns is how you get to regulate or control its volume. In this case, a potentiometer which is a variable resistor may be used for specific adjustments. The device used in this situation helps you gain controls for any variable.

With an understanding of how circuitry and an equation works, you can make use of a device that could help regulate the voltage amount of the audio equipment or other electronics. A voltage divider is a passive type of line that produces an output value. This value is the lowered amount of initial voltage.

Using two resistors, this divider shall allow you to turn a large voltage into a smaller one provided that you also have the value of input voltage. Understand how this device works need you to be familiar with the Ohms law which states, the direct current flowing in a conductor is directly proportional to the potential difference between its ends.

There are two essential parts of this divider, one is the circuit and the other is the equation. The circuit pertains to a source of the Volt which goes across two resistors. For the equation, you have to assume three values namely input voltage, resistor one R1, and resistor two R2. The output value could be found by taking the ratio between R1 and R2.

You can also create your own device if you wish to but you have to be mindful that when creating your portable gear. Most simple electronics can only withstand 5V, however, most sources like for example your remote control, a standard 9V battery will do. To do so, first, you should prepare the specific tools needed such as your leads, resistors, your battery, three alligator clamps, connectors and your voltmeter.

Connect leads to its proper colors. Using an alligator clamp, find the red lead of your battery and attach the clamp. Following the same pattern, do the process toward the black lead of your energy source.

Over the twisted leads, ensure a solid twist by clamping the last alligator clamp on it. Then using another connector, place the red wire on the positive terminal of the battery and place the black one in the negative terminal. Hold similar charges together of positives and negatives of your voltmeter lead and clamps and turn your meters on.

The positive voltage terminal of your circuit would be the connector which holds the twisted resistors together in place. On one hand, the negative terminal retains to be the negative source. Using the given equation, the new Volt count of your 9V battery goes down to 3V.

Before going through this procedure, unhook the end of the divider. In some case, you have to unplug your battery to avoid draining. For this procedure, your 9V energy source does not really show a lot of danger. But, when working with some other electronics, make sure to unplug the wires from wall outlets as this may cause electrocution.




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