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damping pad - loaded and open circuit (unloaded)
voltage drop at the voltage divider

Using impedance matching you make the output impedance of a source equal to the input impedance of the load to which it is ultimately connected. T- and H-pads are used in radio frequency (RF) circuits to attenuate a signal (damping). It is applied where maximum energy (power) is transferred between a source and a load. Then Zin = Zout.
But in sound recording, public address, and HiFi only impedance bridging is used. Zin<< Zout.
In this case never try to calculate and use T- and H-pads - use voltage dividers instead.
Voltage divider - sengpielaudio
asymmetric                   symmetric

Voltage Divider Calculator No. 1

Entering three or four values calculate the others. The value of Zload can be entered additionally, otherwise it uses automatically a 1 megohm load - unloaded open circuit.
Use the left mouse button - click at a free space.
voltage divider - sengpielaudio Vin =   volts
Z1 =   ohms
Z2 =   ohms
Vunloaded =   volts
ZL =   ohms
 output voltage   Vout =   volts
     

Vunloaded means Vout without ZL

Voltage damping D = 20 × log10 ( Vout  ) dB
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Vin 
     

A negative solution means damping (loss) - positive solution means amplification (gain).

Voltage damping:  weiter

Output voltage:  weiter

Parallel resistance:  weiter

Unloaded voltage divider:

Vin = V1+Vout   Z = Z1+Z2
 Vout/Vin= Z2 / (Z1+Z2)   V2/V1= Z2/Z1 

Voltage Divider Calculator No. 2

This calculator, given any three or four of the five possible values, will give the results for the remaining one. The ZL value is optional, if not supplied, the calculator uses 1 Megohm. Usefull if you need to enter Vout
Fill in any three or four fields in the form below, then click the "calculate" button. The remining field will be calculated, and the results displayed. If you make a new calculation, use always the "reset" button to clear all the boxes. Z = R.
voltage divider - sengpielaudio Vin   volts
Vout   volts
Z1   ohms
Z2   ohms
ZL   ohms
             

To compute Input Voltage enter Z1, Output Voltage, and Z2 and then click the calculate button.
To compute Z1 enter Input Voltage, Output Voltage, and Z2 and then click the calculate button.
To compute Z2 enter Input Voltage, Output Voltage, and Z1 and then click the calculate button.
To compute Output Voltage enter Input Voltage, Z1 and Z2 and then click the calculate button.

Ratio (Output Voltage to Input Voltage) = Vout / Vin
Z2 = (ratio × Z1) / ( 1 − ratio)
dB (level) = 20 × LOG (ratio)
Vout = Vin × [Z2 / (Z1 + Z2)]

Interconnection of two audio units - voltage bridging Zout < Zin

Calculation of the damping of impedance bridging or
power matching an interface connecting Zout and Zin

Voltage divider (potentiometer) with different control characteristics

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Interconnection of two audio units equals a cirquit of a voltage divider − Z2 << Z1.

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Attention: The numbering of the impedances is inversely to a voltage divider.

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