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Re: [T3] Voltage Drop Question


On 2 Aug 2004 at 21:22, Keith Park wrote:

> Right down to the wire eh... or in this case resistor.
> 
> V=IR  where the voltage is 6V (what your dropping)  I is the current (about
> 5 amps) so just over an ohm or so for the resistor.

The problem is that the current will vary with the speed, so you really need 
the constant voltage solid state drop, or the later 12V motor which would be 
the best choice by far. I don't have one of those motors, or I would bring it 
to Hershey.

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Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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