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Re: remote control air regulator

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Originally Posted by wireties View Post
The +5V can go through a simple resistor ladder. Unless we discount the laws of physics one can't get something greater than the 60PSI setpoint from a passive control circuit.
You can't exceed the desired voltage from a properly operating passive circuit. However, it's not a fail-safe. You can't ignore the potential loss of the ground connection going to the bottom of the resistor ladder, or the potential shorting of the "top" resistor.
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