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Hi,
firstly apologies for what might seem like a 'basic' question, but I've been trying to work this out for a while.
I have a sealed lead acid (SLA) battery - 6V 4AH. I would like to use this battery to power a 4V coil (for a display) - that is capable of (potentially) drawing the full 4A from the battery.
I would like to know what value potentiometer (or more likely rheostat) I need to use in the circuit. The output of the pot should be betweeen around 3V and 4V (2V - 4V would be ideal), at the full 4A.
The coil is for display, so I'd like to use a 'manual' device such as a rheostat / variable resistor, rather than a step-down transformer or voltage regulator circuit.
Thank you in advance for any hints / suggestions.
Russell.
firstly apologies for what might seem like a 'basic' question, but I've been trying to work this out for a while.
I have a sealed lead acid (SLA) battery - 6V 4AH. I would like to use this battery to power a 4V coil (for a display) - that is capable of (potentially) drawing the full 4A from the battery.
I would like to know what value potentiometer (or more likely rheostat) I need to use in the circuit. The output of the pot should be betweeen around 3V and 4V (2V - 4V would be ideal), at the full 4A.
The coil is for display, so I'd like to use a 'manual' device such as a rheostat / variable resistor, rather than a step-down transformer or voltage regulator circuit.
Thank you in advance for any hints / suggestions.
Russell.