Hi all, I've had an odd thing happen to me. I'm working on a project that involves a 12v battery. I´ve tested it´s voltage and it's at 6.5v, so It's a bit on the low side, but I don't think It's the issue. Anyway, I connected it up to a voltage regulator that puts out 5v. What's odd is that the output is 0.4v and the battery voltage goes down to 2v. When I take the regulator off, the battery slowly starts creeping up to about 6v in 15 minutes. I tried connecting directly to a dc motor, but it doesn´t work either. So I connected the voltage regulator to 4 3v batteries in sequence and the regulator worked fine. So it's a battery issue.
What i'd like to find out is how and why this is happening, so any answers will be apreciated.
What i'd like to find out is how and why this is happening, so any answers will be apreciated.