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1. Volta-Drop (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sat, 1 Jul 2000 18:52:19 -0400charset="iso-8859-1"; Has anyone ever used a Volta-Drop to drop from 12 volts to 6 volts? I installed one today 12 volt to battery pos (neg ground) if I touch my meter from ground to 10 amp or 20 amp it reads 12.37 volts.; /html/triumphs/2000-07/msg00019.html (7,228 bytes)
2. Volta-Drop (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sat, 1 Jul 2000 19:41:03 -0400; Message text written by "Jack Levy" installed one today 12 volt to battery pos (neg ground) if I touch my meter from ground to 10 amp or 20 amp it reads 12.37 volts. Am I missing something? I was nev; /html/triumphs/2000-07/msg00022.html (7,598 bytes)
3. Re: Volta-Drop (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sat, 01 Jul 2000 21:45:36 -0700; Depending on what your little magic black box contains, it may indeed require a load in order to function. If that item were just a resistor it would require a value of only 0.6 Ohms (=voltage droppe; /html/triumphs/2000-07/msg00029.html (8,883 bytes)
4. RE: Volta-Drop (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sun, 2 Jul 2000 00:21:46 -0400charset="iso-8859-1"; It's a box called Volt-A-Drop, been around for a long time. About 3X4 inches 1/2 in deep made of a ceramic like material. Has a screw labeled 12 volt that connects to the batt + one labeled 10 amps a; /html/triumphs/2000-07/msg00030.html (9,183 bytes)
5. Re: Volta-Drop (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sat, 01 Jul 2000 21:43:05 -0700; Sounds like a very good guess to me. I'm also not familiar with the name "Volta-drop", but the multiple taps for different currents sure sound like the resistors that were fairly common back in the 5; /html/triumphs/2000-07/msg00031.html (8,570 bytes)
6. Re: Volta-Drop (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sun, 02 Jul 2000 00:33:43 -0700; To add a load, you need to connect something that draws 10 amps at 6 volts between the '10 amp' terminal and ground. If all you want to do is test your box, then a regular 12v headlight would do for; /html/triumphs/2000-07/msg00033.html (8,103 bytes)
7. RE: Volta-Drop (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sun, 2 Jul 2000 09:06:47 -0400charset="iso-8859-1"; That's what I didn't know, how many amps a piece of equipment draws. I'll be running only my gauges, how can I estimate the amperage? I don't want to burn anything out, or will I? Thanks for all the; /html/triumphs/2000-07/msg00036.html (8,661 bytes)
8. Re: Volta-Drop (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sun, 02 Jul 2000 09:32:39 -0400; Gauges aren't going to draw more than an amp at best. Why do you want to run your gauges from 6 volts? -- George Richardson Wyvern - '57 Triumph TR3, TS15559LT - http://www.merlingroupinc.com/tr3.htm; /html/triumphs/2000-07/msg00038.html (8,331 bytes)
9. Re: Volta-Drop (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sun, 2 Jul 2000 10:17:03 -0400; Message text written by Randall off with a 5 volt regulator IC, and a few diodes to raise the output to 6 volts. Randall < Jack hasn't said what he intends to use it for. Or is it only for acedemic c; /html/triumphs/2000-07/msg00040.html (7,532 bytes)
10. RE: Volta-Drop (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sun, 2 Jul 2000 10:17:02 -0400; Message text written by "Jack Levy" inches 1/2 in deep made of a ceramic like material. Has a screw labeled 12 volt that connects to the batt + one labeled 10 amps and one labeled 20 amps, these are; /html/triumphs/2000-07/msg00041.html (8,050 bytes)
11. RE: Volta-Drop (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sun, 2 Jul 2000 10:17:08 -0400; Message text written by "Jack Levy" be running only my gauges, how can I estimate the amperage? I don't want to burn anything out, or will I? Thanks for all the information, Jack Levy < Jack, If all; /html/triumphs/2000-07/msg00042.html (7,864 bytes)
12. RE: Volta-Drop (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sun, 2 Jul 2000 10:36:44 -0400charset="iso-8859-1"; Thanks again to all for your help. I think I understand it now. Sorry I dragged the thread on for so long. And yes it was a non-LBC question (1948 Ford F1) and I should have specified it as so. I am; /html/triumphs/2000-07/msg00043.html (8,353 bytes)
13. Re: Volta-Drop (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sun, 2 Jul 2000 12:34:24 EDT; The only REAL people had flathead Fords before we found the Teabaggers! Questions like yours are good exercise for our near Alzheimers, old noggins. Regards Doug Ross Rosebud Racecar& ex owner of '3; /html/triumphs/2000-07/msg00046.html (7,163 bytes)

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