What is Voltage divider?
[[File:Voltage divider.svg|thumb]] [[File:Potentiometer.jpg|thumb|A potentiometer, pictured here, is a variable-strength resistor.|alt=A thumbscrew sits on a small red wafer of silicon and metal, with three electrical leads coming out one side.]] In [[electronics]], a '''voltage divider''' is an [[electrical circuit]] which creates an output voltage which is proportional to an input [[voltage]]. Voltage dividers are also known as '''resistor divider''' and '''potential divider'''. It can be made of two [[resistor]]s or it can be one [[potentiometer]] (variable resistor). The output voltage is depends on component values, or on the setting of the potentiometer. When an electrical load gets power from the divider's center point, the voltage may change. {{Tech-stub}} [[category:Electronic circuits]]