Good day
I would just like someone to clear up something for me, according to my research when I use an 7812 Voltage Regulator and my input is 13.6v my output is still 13.6v. Is this because the 7812 requires a minimum of 14.5v to give me the desired 12v output?
Also if I had to rather use an LM2940CT-12 Voltage Regulator(LDO) for my function would this be a better option? My input is 13.6v and the load should be approximately 0.5A. I need to get it down to 12v and 0.5A.
I would just like someone to clear up something for me, according to my research when I use an 7812 Voltage Regulator and my input is 13.6v my output is still 13.6v. Is this because the 7812 requires a minimum of 14.5v to give me the desired 12v output?
Also if I had to rather use an LM2940CT-12 Voltage Regulator(LDO) for my function would this be a better option? My input is 13.6v and the load should be approximately 0.5A. I need to get it down to 12v and 0.5A.