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  1. #1
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    Wiring voltage divider

    Need help wiring a voltage divider to turn 24 volts into 5v. Since my breakout board only takes a 5 volt input how would I go about doing this. I found a cheap voltage divider on Amazon. I need to wire it to a 3 wire prox black, brown, blue wires. The prox gets 24v, but I need to regulate it down to 5 on the signal side. Any help you could give would be great.

  2. #2
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    Re: Wiring voltage divider

    Not knowing how much current your 5v break out board needs, it make it hard to answer. If it not very much I would use a wall plug that has a power supply that puts out 5V.

    something like this Wilson AC/DC 5V Power Supply w/ Mini USB Jack Sleek Mobile Pro/DataPro(859969) from Solid Signal

  3. #3
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    Re: Wiring voltage divider

    Can you not get if from one of the 4 pin plugs on the PC P.S.?
    What is the 5v supplying? If you have a power transformer in the system you could wind around a few turns on, 10 turns should do it with a bridge rectifier and cap.
    There is also the cheap wall-wart type, these are now regulated supplies.
    Al.
    CNC, Mechatronics Integration and Custom Machine Design

    “Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.”
    Albert E.

  4. #4
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    Re: Wiring voltage divider

    He needs a level shifter from what I understand. OP has a 24v proximity switch that has a pnp output. Use a resistor network...6.2k & 1.6k.

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