Hey all!
I'm creating a circuit for my motorcycle that is driven off of the Gear position Indicator, but that's not my problem. My problem is with the power. I have 2 wires that I can use for power, to simplify the project. One wire provides 5 volts when in neutral, but much less when in other gears. The other wire provides 13 volts in every gear, but provides no voltage when in neutral.
I'm running a Pic microcontroller, so I need a consistent 5 volts.
My thought was to run each wire to a LM340T5, then a Diode, then connect them both and them and then run them through another LM340T5 to get a consistent 5 volts. I'm wondering if I'm making this too difficult and if not, can someone suggest the right diode for the job OR if there is a much easier way - please don't hesitate to point it out - clearly.
Thanks,
darrin
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I'm creating a circuit for my motorcycle that is driven off of the Gear position Indicator, but that's not my problem. My problem is with the power. I have 2 wires that I can use for power, to simplify the project. One wire provides 5 volts when in neutral, but much less when in other gears. The other wire provides 13 volts in every gear, but provides no voltage when in neutral.
I'm running a Pic microcontroller, so I need a consistent 5 volts.
My thought was to run each wire to a LM340T5, then a Diode, then connect them both and them and then run them through another LM340T5 to get a consistent 5 volts. I'm wondering if I'm making this too difficult and if not, can someone suggest the right diode for the job OR if there is a much easier way - please don't hesitate to point it out - clearly.
Thanks,
darrin
**broken link removed**
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