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Originally Posted by neweuser
Cool, that shold help him. Never had the need. So do you use them really when your running too many Volts?
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Actually, diodes are intended to be used like a one-way valve; they only allow current to flow in one direction. However, they drop .7v each, and I use that fact to reduce the voltage. Only do this when the load current is small (<= 1A).
There are other better ways to drop voltage, but they are generally more complex and not as simple to wire up for those who have no electronics knowledge.
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