Thanks JB,
I just want to get a rounded opinion on the max voltage I should use. I am
pretty new to figuring out resistance since I come from a purely "A into B"
kit background (Duh). So what values in the voltage divider would I need to
scale down to 10v? Thanks,
Thomas White
>From: jwbarlow@...
>Reply-To: motm@egroups.com
>To: motm@egroups.com
>Subject: Re: [motm] Power Supply and Joystick advice
>Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 14:33:02 EDT
>
>
>In a message dated 4/12/2000 9:44:23 AM, djthomaswhite@... writes:
>
> >On the joystick level, I am looking for the best way to drop the +15/-15v
> >volts from the 900 PSU to +10/-10v or +5/-5v for joystick use. Which
>voltage
> >do you guys recommend?
>
>Doesn't the Klein schematic show something about a lower voltage (like 10V
>maybe)? I say split the difference with a voltage divider (didn't I put
>something about this in there too)? Take one 100K resistor and put one side
>at 15V and on the other side place 1) a second 100K resistor, and 2) an
>OUTPUT. Connect the other side of the second 100K resistor to ground. The
>OUTPUT should be about 7.5V. I know I put some stuff about scaling and
>offsets in there, take a look at that too.
>
>I hope someone smarter than me will chime in and correct any errors I may
>be
>spreading -- but it should be OK for a FracRack!
>JB
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