I have an irrigator pump with a generator putting out 480 volt 3 phase. I bought a digital voltmeter on ebay. It looks like it will work just fine, but there is one difficulty. It requires 5VDC to operate. I thought of just using a battery, but doubt it would last long enough. I think I can pull 120VAC from one leg to power it, but it will not be a constant 120V until I get is to speed and locked in. Is there a reasonably simple circuit I can buy or build to provide a constant 5VDC from a source that will vary as much as my engine driven generator will? |