DC Fundamentals Unit 12 – Voltage and Current Divider Circuits
Exercise 3 – Loading Voltage/Current Dividers .......................................................................
EXERCISE OBJECTIVE
When you have completed this exercise, you will be able to determine the effects a load has on a
voltage divider. You will verify your results by loading a divider circuit.
EXERCISE DISCUSSION
- Changing the load resistance of a voltage divider affects the load voltage and the total circuit
current. - The output, or load, voltage of a voltage divider is inversely related to the load resistance.
- The ratio between bleeder current and the load current determines the amount of load voltage
change between no load and full load.