This may be a dumb question, but I am self teaching myself electronics to be able to make cool gadgets and mods for my motorcycle.
I am struggling with amperage. How to control it and how to protect my circuits from too much of it. I attempted to reduce the voltage of my battery (12V) to about 6V with a resistor, which worked! However, when I plugged the circuit into my Motorcycle battery it burned the resistor up pretty quickly.. This did not happen on the bench with a series of AA batteries equalling 12V.. I am very confused.
Thanks! Any help would be appreciated. Please help me understand voltage and current. Thank you!
I am struggling with amperage. How to control it and how to protect my circuits from too much of it. I attempted to reduce the voltage of my battery (12V) to about 6V with a resistor, which worked! However, when I plugged the circuit into my Motorcycle battery it burned the resistor up pretty quickly.. This did not happen on the bench with a series of AA batteries equalling 12V.. I am very confused.
Thanks! Any help would be appreciated. Please help me understand voltage and current. Thank you!