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drop dc voltage

Post by ishowernaked » Thu Jun 17, 2010 12:34 pm

im trying 2 make a usb charger. my port gives out 5v but i need only 3v. how do i get 3v?

nevermind: figured it out.
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Re: drop dc voltage

Post by Haunted360 » Fri Jul 30, 2010 2:54 am

Lol. Resistors and or Voltage Regulator.

Even though you know, I just posted for other modders that read it and want to know (IE: No0bs) :wink:

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Re: drop dc voltage

Post by Madison2 » Mon Aug 02, 2010 2:15 am

The drop of the armature in a DC shunt motor is armature current x Resistance of armature.
Losses is different from voltage drop, voltage drop means loss in voltge, I square R is loss in power.

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Re: drop dc voltage

Post by ishowernaked » Mon Aug 02, 2010 12:04 pm

Madison2 wrote:The drop of the armature in a DC shunt motor is armature current x Resistance of armature.
Losses is different from voltage drop, voltage drop means loss in voltge, I square R is loss in power.

duh. but we're not talking about shunt motors.
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Re: drop dc voltage

Post by timmeh87 » Tue Aug 03, 2010 11:21 am

I think its a spambot. I reported it.
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