Channel: AddOhms

Category: Science & Technology

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Description: Can you use a voltage divider as a regulator? What if you add a Zener Diode? In this episode James shows what happens when you try to power a complex circuit like an ESP8266 with a voltage divider instead of a regulator. (Spoiler: Get a voltage regulator.) Notes and discussion: addohms.com/voltage-divider-regulator #voltage #resistors #zener