Posted by derek [68.122.15.246] on Sunday, June 23, 2013 at 02:48:23 :
In Reply to: Re: Nix on the resistor, use an electronic voltage reducer. posted by derek [68.122.15.246] on Saturday, June 22, 2013 at 18:20:03 :
I dug up some more. The data sheets for the 78xx devices have some sample circuits.
A higher current mod showed up in this link:
http://www.ford-trucks.com/article/article.php?id=040
Sorry for the ford content, keep reading down it's actually very practical.
If you like your wires nice and neat or dead bug wiring doesn't sound tough enough try something like:
http://numato.com/7806-6v-voltage-regulator-breakout-board
Why haven't I made one of these yet? My truck is still 6V.