Posted by Chris Case [76.212.212.133] on Thursday, August 30, 2012 at 18:24:48 :
In Reply to: Re: I made my own 12->6. look for Zener Diode Selector posted by John W. S. son of John S. [71.253.11.240] on Thursday, August 30, 2012 at 15:50:45 :
http://powersupply88.com/voltage-reducer-24v-to-12-v-at-2-5-a.html
There are more variations in the 'replies' down that page.
But I'm a bit confused about the circuit. I would think the amp/wattage would be set by the TI, not by the Zener? That the Zener would control the volts, but the 'power' goes from battery + through the T1. I'm not much of an electronic engineer, I'm only a solder-er.