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Article #7905Re: How to make 600VDC from 800VDC
From: Tim Pozar
Date: Sat, 20 Oct 1990 23:50
Date: Sat, 20 Oct 1990 23:50
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In article <92@decabo.enet.dec.com> (J. Brewer) writes:
> I have a need to obtain 600VDC at about 150-200mA from an
> 800VDC supply. It need not be exceptionally well regulated
> voltage-wise, but does anyone have a simple solution?
> (not as simple as a resistive voltage divider however!)
How 'bout a number of zeners in series (with some current
limiting of course). Or 286 silicon diodes forward biased
(.7v * 286 = 200.2v) :-). Simple....
Tim
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!unisoft!hoptoad!kumr!pozar From: pozar@kumr.UUCP (Tim Pozar) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: Re: How to make 600VDC from 800VDC Message-ID: <203@kumr.UUCP> Date: 20 Oct 90 23:50:39 GMT References: <92@decabo.enet.dec.com> Reply-To: pozar@kumr.UUCP (Tim Pozar) Organization: Late Night Software (San Francisco) Lines: 18