Regulate Volumes Of Your Devices Easier With A Portable Voltage Divider

By Melissa Williams


Working with music or a recorder may impose a lot of concerns specifically on its volumes. For example, when doing a voice over, your recorded audio may be overpowered by a background music. To settle the needs for this adjustment, you should have a device that is deemed as a variable resistor. This device may also be applicable if you would like to take measurements for deflections on performing centers or when you wish to reduce the noise you are experiencing in your motorbike.

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.

With three variables namely two resistors and an initial voltage, you can already turn a large Volt count into a smaller one which is considered as the output Volt. To simplify this, you could understand the process better using a certain equation. This equation is basically a representation of the Ohms law which observes a direct proportion relationship between a current and the difference of ends. Having said so, it is understood that as the current is reduced by the attached divider in between two resistances, the voltage released is also lowered.

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.

Though you can buy your own device, creating a portable one can be a better choice as it helps you save. For this, you have to secure leads, resistors, a 9V battery, alligator clamps, voltmeter and its connectors. In addition, you have to ensure that you get at most the standard battery voltage which is 9.

Start by connecting one lead to a red lead of a 9V battery with an alligator clamp. Then using another lead, do the same steps but this time using the black lead of the connector. After, you can twist the free end of each resistor together.

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.

As you can see from 9V, your voltage goes down to 3V. When this happens, the positive terminal of the circuit is now the one where the twist is located. Meanwhile, the negative terminal is retained as the negative source.

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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