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Originally Posted by LubeMaster77
There are a few things that come to mind:
• What type of a voltmeter is being used? If this is a low amperage circuit and the voltmeter requires a healthy amount of wattage to work, then the overall voltage will go down because the voltmeter is sucking out the power.
• Considered a larger battery? If space is not a problem, then a larger battery may be better able to maintain the desired voltage over time.
• What type of battery is being used? A deep cycle battery will maintain maximum voltage over a longer period of time than a starter battery.
• What is the application?
• Attaching another battery in parallel may be a thought. This is, again, based on the idea that space is not an issue.
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Voltemeter is a craftsman and althought the amps are low (each component drawing a few hundred mA I believe) I dont think thats the problem bc it read correctly when i did not have the regulator in place... 12.65 at the terminals and 12.65 in the circuit.
Battery is 12v 7Ah "alarm type" (?) battery which should be fine considering Im only drawing less than an amp total and there will also be a solar charger connected at all times. The battery is brand new and is fully charged and drops is voltage VERY slowly over a few hrs.
Il snap a pic, give me a sec.