Re: 12V to 5V

Those results are puzzling. Connected in parallel, the two 6-volt
batteries
should give 6 volts (or slightly more, up to about 7, if they are fully
charged). Why you are getting 11, I don't know. Connected in series
they
should (and do) give 12 volts or a little more (up to 14, wich is what
you
observe).

He has the batteries in series for both measurements. He is referring
to the METER'S + and - terminals connecting the two batteries' + and -.
The readings should have the same absolute value, just differing by a
+/- sign.

AH!! Sorry.

Then it's a digital multimeter whose DC offset is WAY out of adjustment. A
correctly adjusted multimeter should read the same voltage if you swap +
and -, except that you get a - in front of the number.


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