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voltage divider: see potentiometer potentiometer. 1 Manually adjustable, variable, electrical resistor. It has a resistance element that is attached to the circuit by three contacts, or terminals. ..... Click the link for more information. . voltage divider [′vōl·tij di‚vīd·ər] (electricity) A tapped resistor, adjustable resistor, potentiometer, or a series arrangement of two or more fixed resistors connected across a voltage source; a desired fraction of the total voltage is obtained from the intermediate tap, movable contact, or resistor junction. Also known as potential divider. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The two driven motor windings form a voltage divider. To store two bits of information in a cell, other solutions offer a Multi Level Cell (MLC) with voltage dividers to store multiple bits in the cell. Thresholds for each monitored voltage bus are set independently using a simple resistor voltage divider. |
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