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Levi
Levi asked in Science & MathematicsEngineering · 1 decade ago

How can i power a 12v component with 2v current?

I have to convert 2 volts of power into 12, what can i use to do so?

Update:

I am making an automatic door lock, triggered by a cell phone. Much like what you may have seen on the internet, only alot less complicated. I am wiring, instead of a vibration motor, an electric door strike to the phone. The motor uses 2 volts. the strike requires 12.

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  • Technobuff
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
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    Much depends on what the 12 volt component is! You haven't said.

    You would need a DC- DC inverter.

    Anyway, what you ask is not easy.

    I feel a better solution would be to up the voltage to 12 volts, and then drop that to 2 volts to power the whatever.

    "2 volts" is not power. Nor is it "current".

  • krk
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    You to use a transistor converter.

  • Numbat
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    You will need a boost converter.

    Source(s): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boost_converter
  • dallas j
    1 decade ago

    a transistor

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