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|    Daniel to Uncle Peter    |
|    Re: Adjusting a constant current supply?    |
|    16 Apr 14 22:01:00    |
      From: dxmm@albury.nospam.net.au              On 16/04/14 06:11, Uncle Peter wrote:       > How easy would it be for me to change the current rating of a constant       > current supply? One from a CREE LED light fitting, which I think is       > very roughly 0.5 amps at 7V. I want to lower the current, the voltage       > is ok.       >       My memory of teaching Power Supplies (about 15 years ago), the constant       current was maintained but keeping the voltage developed across a       particular resistor constant, so, in theory, by increasing the value of       the resistor, a lower current would develop the same voltage across the       sensing resistor.              However, you would have to determine which resistor and which value .....!              Daniel              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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