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ronx Guest
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Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 5:51 am Post subject: reducing amps |
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I have some electronics knowledge, but not dealing with large amounts of current.
I have a device I want to put into a car that runs on the battery (12V 70ish amps) But i olny want to give the device 20 amps at 12V
So what do i need to reduce the amps from 70 to 20?
Thanks in advance.
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torbjorn
Joined: 07 Jun 2007 Posts: 370 Location: Sweden
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Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 12:31 pm Post subject: |
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Well, what for kind of a device is it? What determines its current consumption? Now, when it draws 70 A at 12 V, this means a power consumption of 840 W, can the device fulfill its duty when it is not allowed to consume more than 240 W ? |
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PackratKing
Joined: 16 Jul 2008 Posts: 10 Location: Upstate NY. U.S.A.
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Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 7:16 pm Post subject: |
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Ok.........curve ball..........Isn't the keyword here "draw"....?
Doesn't a device hooked to any proper voltage source, only draw what [ current ] it needs to operate at peak efficiency ?
hooking up a source that is overvoltage would be the reason something would fry...?
Or do I need to go back to my textbooks ? |
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Phils
Joined: 13 Aug 2008 Posts: 9
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Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 6:31 am Post subject: |
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I know this is an old post but it's a simple question with a simple answer so it should be unneccessary to leave it unanswered.
Wether the secret device is an amplifier or a dc/ac converter doesn't matter, they behave in the same way. They only draw what you command them to, up to a maximum of 70 Amps.
Granted, they also draw a base current, something like an Amp or two at most.
So unless you turn the volume to full, or hook up a microwave to the dc/ac converter or whatever, you should be fine on your 20 Amp fused circuit. Like torbjorn says: you can draw up to 240 Watts of power. |
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