Tuesday, July 18, 2017

Basic Knowledge On How A Voltage Divider Works

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.

In some cases, devices which involve circuitry and an equation are produced as an aid to these situations. Known as the most fundamental circuit, this tool is called a Voltage Divider. It is a passive circuit which helps reduce the large volumes of your audio equipment or other electronics.

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.

A circuit where the Volt runs through is one of the essential parts of this tool. The other is called an equation where you should find the Vout by taking the ratio between two resistors. These two parts are vital in reducing your volt counts and in the absence of either one of its variables, the procedure will never take effect.

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.

Begin by connecting the leads with an alligator clamp. One should contain the red lead resistor with 10 Ohms and the other should contain the black one which has 20 ohms. Then after connecting these leads, use the free end to twist these two together.

Make sure that you have provided a solid twist for it by clamping an alligator clamp on it. Then look at the positive and negative terminals of the battery. When found, attach the red wire to the positive and the black wire to the negative. Then turn your meter on.

The new positive terminal. After having a new set up for your circuit, the positive terminal will now be the connector which is attached to the twisted part of the resistors. However, the negative terminal remains the same. Using the Ohms law, you will understand how a 10 ohm resistor and a 20 ohm resistor with a 9V energy source will now have a new output charge of 3V.

Creating your own portable device is just easy. However, you have to take safety measures for this. When dealing with a 9V battery, however, you may not see a lot of danger for it in terms of electrocution possibilities. But for other electronics, make sure that you have unplugged the wires before working on it.




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