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Default Dropping 1V from a Regulated 6V Wall Wart

On 30 Dec 2003 08:57:05 -0800, said...
Watson A.Name - "Watt Sun, Dark Remover" wrote in message om...
I needed to drop 1V from a 6VDC 200 mA regulated wall wart, so I tried
a 3 amp rectifier, but it varied by more than .2V over a range of
loads. So I tried this: (view with courier font)

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I did this a while back. Replaced the 7806 in the wall wart with a 7805.
Wade

Uh, yeah. I'm kicking myself in the ass. I'm the type who looks for
simple elegant solutions like moveing the table closer to the
handicapped person rather than try to move the heavy person to the
table and I didn't think of the obvious.

Ouch.

Nice to meet you , Wade!
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Best Regards,
Mike