ORIGINAL: shenlonco
Hi i have some diods and they only drop voltage about .5v
(Example)
say i have a charged battery that reads 6Volts with my meter i then add one diod and the final reading will be about 5.5V on the battery?
I don't see how 1.5V should be reduced from adding a diod ....I think it's more like .5Volts?
See Darkith's post. As current draw is increased they will reach their 1.5 voltage drop. When you buy a diode it will tell you on the packaging the voltage drop across it.