Hello! I have built multiple sensors which will be used to measure sap flux in a tree. I built power supply circuits to regulate two sensors at a time (parallel design - dual voltage regulator). Each circuit is designed to take in 12V from 12V battery and supply only ~2.5 Volts to each sensor. They work great when I hook each circuit individually to power source. However, I need to now connect multiple circuits to a single battery to deploy sensors outside into trees. Here are my specs:
Power supply = 12V deep cycle marine battery
Each sensor requires 0.2 Watts of power, ~0.115 amps and ~2.5 volts
I am new to electrical work so I don't want to wire the circuits together incorrectly and ruin all my circuits that I have spent weeks building. From reading different things, I think I should hook them in parallel rather than in series - is this correct?
If so, how do I go about doing that?
I have attached a picture of the circuit diagram next to a built circuit. Please excuse my ignorance as I am learning, but any help or advice is much appreciated!!
Power supply = 12V deep cycle marine battery
Each sensor requires 0.2 Watts of power, ~0.115 amps and ~2.5 volts
I am new to electrical work so I don't want to wire the circuits together incorrectly and ruin all my circuits that I have spent weeks building. From reading different things, I think I should hook them in parallel rather than in series - is this correct?
If so, how do I go about doing that?
I have attached a picture of the circuit diagram next to a built circuit. Please excuse my ignorance as I am learning, but any help or advice is much appreciated!!
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