As a stun gun turns small volts to high amps. Can the proccess be reversed?
2006-12-28 16:55:31 · 9 answers · asked by whiplash 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
You don't turn amps to volts -- they measure different things. Amps measure current flow, volts measure pressure (to use the plumbing analogy), EMF, electromotive force. A transformer will take 120 V, 5 A and step it down to 12 V, 50 A, for example. See link.
2006-12-28 17:08:47 · answer #1 · answered by Philo 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Amps and Volts are two distinct units which measure different things. Current is measured in amps, and electrical potential is measured in volts. For a given load (impedance) you only have control over load current or load voltage, but not both. The relationship between voltage and current for resistors is Ohm's law V=I*R.
If I short out a voltage source that has a low source resistance, very high currents can be achieved.
It is possible to generate high voltages from currents by using inductors. The ignition system on car engines for example, allows a current to build up in the ignition coil (inductor), then when the curcuit is opened (by the distributor, or a transistor) then the inductor generates a very high voltage in an attempt to maintain the current through the inductor. This high voltage is across the air gap on the spark plug and generates the spark (dielectric breakdown of the air) to initialize combustion.
2006-12-28 17:15:20 · answer #2 · answered by Jess 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
can't be carried out consistently. a hundred amps at 12 volts equals 1200 watts, seventy 5 amps at 40 8 volts demands a minimum of 3600 watts. would be carried out with a capacitor or battery, yet charge time could better than thrice the release time.
2016-12-11 18:09:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
amps and volts are two total different things. Volts are the charged particles wanting to move and amps is the rate at which they move. Volts are cars on the freeway. Amps is how fast they are moving. A stun gun move a small amount of particles very fast.,
2006-12-28 17:03:41 · answer #4 · answered by RUDOLPH M 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, that is how a transistor works. The control signal makes it pass a certain amount of current. By forcing it to draw that current through a resistor, we create a voltage drop across the resistor.
2006-12-29 04:23:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes , just let the current floew through some resistor. Over the resistor are Volts.
You can also turn speed into location, just multiply the speed with time,
2006-12-28 17:34:17 · answer #6 · answered by gjmb1960 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
since volt is a product ot current(ampere) and resistance(ohm), you may induce a specific unit quantity of resistance to reverse the process.
2006-12-28 17:40:18 · answer #7 · answered by komatsu 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
V=I*R
Ohm's law leaves the answer for ur question...
If Current(Amp) increases the voltage ll be decreased...
and the vice versa...
very high voltage ll be achived in low currents...
got it...?
2006-12-28 20:13:32 · answer #8 · answered by Sabari 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, if you can turn apples to oranges!
2006-12-28 22:39:34 · answer #9 · answered by Mesab123 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋