How to split an electric current.

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I need to siphon off 1.5-2v from a power source that produces anywhere between 2.2-2.5v, but is constantly changing. are there any parts that could help me, or have I touched on a near-impossible task?
 
What do you mean "siphon Off"? A regulator drops the difference between the unregulated power source and a load you want a fixed voltage across. Look up "series regulator" like an LM317.
 
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I mean, 1.5 will go down one wire, and the rest will go down another wire

if Vt=2.3,



v1\ /v2
---|vt

v1 should equal about 2.5 or 1.7,
v2 should be vt-v1, or about .6v.
 
Put a 470R resistor on the positive line. On the end of the resistor connect 3 diodes in series with anode to the resistor with the other end of the diodes to the 0v line. Across the three diodes will be 1.8v, and it wont change.
 
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colin55 said:
Put a 470R resistor on the positive line. On the end of the resistor connect 3 diodes in series with anode to the resistor with the other end of the diodes to the 0v line. Across the three diodes will be 1.8v, and it wont change.
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Not exactly. It will change with temperature about -6mV/C and also some with load.

If you want better stability than that, use a voltage regulator such as the LM317 that Mike suggested.
 
colin55 said:
How are you going to get an LM317 to work on 2.5v???? At 3v in, it provides 10mA output.
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You are right, of course. I didn't take a close look at the voltages. He would need a low dropout regulator.
 
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