Dropping 1V from a Regulated 6V Wall Wart

You can get low dropout regulators that will give you a stable 5v from a 6v input, they're just less common.

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AwwwRight! You gave me an excuse to use up those TIL430s that I've got laying around. Awesome! Thank you!

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é 130 T 233

I meant when you paste it (see char map, Windows Greek which I'm not set for now that i think of it.) One more try though:

from

, link to "Decimal to Ascii Chart".

it's 234

I didn't type the zero because it didn't say to

O 234 ê 0234 023 does nothing { 123 ? 321 ? 0321

If you gave a monkey a typewriter... (s)he'd probably type The Omega Code on the first try :)

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Try JB weld. It's been used on radiators, engine blocks, IIRC it resists gasoline. I've used it for small auto body patches - it can be filed, Shurformed, and sanded. Other epoxies would work just as well.

LOL. You'll pay $5-$6 for the JB Weld at the hardware store.

The shipping kills me sometimes, though. Min S&H charge for a $2 item when you can place a $30 order for the same S&H.

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I read in sci.electronics.design that Rich Grise wrote (in ) about 'Dropping

1V from a Regulated 6V Wall Wart', on Fri, 2 Jan 2004:

On what sort of machine, with what OS?

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I read in sci.electronics.design that James Sweet wrote (in ) about 'Dropping 1V from a Regulated 6V Wall Wart', on Fri, 2 Jan 2004:

We are talking about ALT0233, not ALT233. And on this machine with Win98SE, ALT233 gives Ú. ALT 130 does give é.

What machine and OS are you using?

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I read in sci.electronics.design that James Sweet wrote (in ) about 'Dropping 1V from a Regulated 6V Wall Wart', on Fri, 2 Jan 2004:

That ISN'T the way it works. ALT233 gives me Ú, while ALT0233 gives é. YMMV, it appears, but at present we don't know under what circumstances.

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We're workin' on it we're workin' on it ;)

on alt 233, T, you and I differ, but not the é or ß

I'm set for English(United States) - Regional and Language settings in control panel. I'm sure it does us no good to ask about OS without also asking about the locale settings. When we say machine, I think keyboard might be the more pertinent question. Maybe there's some oddball scan codes or something. I'm using a Microsloth Natural Pro without the especial software for the surfer dude etc keys, but it would appear XP took care of that. They all work.

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Oops, - ßßß - You're right.

I finally found the adapter at Rat Shack.

Thanks.

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I read in sci.electronics.design that Watson A. Name - Watt Sun, Dark Remover wrote (in ) about 'Dropping 1V from a Regulated 6V Wall Wart', on Fri, 2 Jan 2004:

$3.99? That's for a hundred?

I could make one out of an F panel socket and a Belling-type line socket for GBP 0.63 at one-off prices from Rapid Electronics in UK

Oh, I suppose at the current exchange rate, that about $4. (;-)

CPC (a Farnell company) has all four permutations of socket/plug for prices from GBP 0.69 to GBP 1.36 at one-off prices. But delivery is not free.

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Yeah, well I went over to the battery display when I was in Rat Shack the other day. They wanted $3 someting for four AA cells, and I can go over to Fry's (any time, not just 'on sale') and buy four alkaline AA cells in a blister pack for a buck and a half, less than half RS's price. Go figure.

So if the adapter was sold by some other electronics store here in the U.S., it might be only two bucks instead of four. But then that's how Radio Scrap got a store on every corner, and is known colloquially as the McDonalds of electronics.

But then someone showed me a URL to Dick Smith Electronics in Oz, which had this adapter. If I had bought one or two from them, they would've cost more when considering shipping, etc, and would've taken a couple weeks to get here. So looking at it from that angle, four bucks ain't half bad. ;-)

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Yeah. That's the only reason I go to RS. Damn! I forgot to order...

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Watson- Perhaps I missed it but did anyone suggest a Schottky Diode in series with a regular Silicon Diode to add up to a one volt drop? There seems to be a wide selection of Schottkys available. Can't remember how much current you required.

Cheers, John Stewart

Yeah, I suggested it along with the original schem I posted which was the same as the bias transistor often used in the power amp totem pole output stage. The 400 ohm pot looked best when set to 280 ohms B to E and 120 ohms B to C.

Many excellent alternatives. Thank you to all who replied.

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