Also, it would be "passive" current limiting... Dan
> -----Original Message----- > From: Dan Nave [mailto:dan.n...@nilfisk-advance.com] > Sent: Monday, November 03, 2008 9:43 AM > To: silver-list@eskimo.com > Subject: RE: CS>Simple CS Generator, Sophisticated Controller > > Neville wrote: > > "maybe now's a good time to slip in a simple question, > looking for a simple answer. CS generator containing 1 led > and 1 resistor in circuit, is this current controlled or > voltage controlled or both?" > > If the circuit is powered by a battery or a wall transformer, > this is what makes it voltage regulated. Not very good > voltage regulation, but adequate for the use. > > The resistor, if sized properly, will have the effect of > "limiting" the current since, as the current increases, it > will cause some of the available voltage to be "dropped" > across the resistor (some voltage is used forcing current > thru the resistor) and less voltage is available to do work > across the CS cell. This has the effect of turning down the > total voltage across your cell. > > Strictly speaking, this would not be "current controlled," > but just "current limited." > > Dan > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Neville [mailto:nevillem...@bigpond.com] > > Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2008 10:13 PM > > To: silver-list@eskimo.com > > Subject: Re: CS>test > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "M. G. Devour" <mdev...@eskimo.com> > > To: <silver-list@eskimo.com> > > Sent: Monday, November 03, 2008 12:55 AM > > Subject: Re: CS>test > > > > > > > > Mike wrote: > > [If there are any new people with questions out there, just let 'em > > rip!] > > > -Jeez I wish you hadn't said that Mike, (or maybe your > going to wish > > you hadn't said that <g>), maybe now's a good time to slip > in a simple > > question, looking for a simple answer. > > CS generator containing 1 led and 1 resistor in circuit, is this > > current controlled or voltage controlled or both? > > I dread starting this up again but as I quit my electronics > courses a > > while back <g> I'll just ask the 'tradesmen' straight out. > A simple > > yes/yes, yes/no, no/yes or no/no will suit fine. <g> That > will be the > > end of it then. > > > > N. > > > -- > The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. > > Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org > > To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com > > Address Off-Topic messages to: silver-off-topic-l...@eskimo.com > > The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com> > > >
