wannaBinventor
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Opps: Title should say "regulate" instead of "regular."
Say I have a 5v power supply and I want to run everything off the 5v supply except for an IC that puts out readings in the form of analog voltages that needs max 3.3 volts. If I didn't have another regulator IC or a zener to clamp the voltage to 3.3v, could I just create the voltage by putting a few diodes in series to create the required drop in voltage?
What issues do you guys see with this, assuming the IC's power draw didn't exceed the max amperage of the diodes?
Say I have a 5v power supply and I want to run everything off the 5v supply except for an IC that puts out readings in the form of analog voltages that needs max 3.3 volts. If I didn't have another regulator IC or a zener to clamp the voltage to 3.3v, could I just create the voltage by putting a few diodes in series to create the required drop in voltage?
What issues do you guys see with this, assuming the IC's power draw didn't exceed the max amperage of the diodes?
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