Consider the following very simple scheme:
IC 7812 is a voltage regulator with the output voltage of (see the last two numbers after 78) and input voltage of 14.6 - 35VDC. We need a variable output voltage 4 to 10 V, therefore, we can use a voltage divider:
which gives for and for .
We can choose and a variable resistance that would provide resistances 5 to 50 Ω. Keep in mind that the load resistance must be many times higher than the resistance of the voltage divider, so you may prefer choosing another rheostat or potentiometer.
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