Dad911: Heres a link to the regulator.
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2062600 I might be able to use a 9v regulaotr but if I see a drop like I do now, it wont work. Didnt have any 9v at radioshack anyway.
rick: So that 10.7v wont be constant? That sucks, I thought I was all set. Can you suggest how I might get a constant voltage >9v out of this 12v battery?
Lube: Its a prototype for a device that will measure temperature, flow rate, and O2 percentage of a gas in a small pipeline. The information is sent wirelessly miles away to a computer that will monitor the values for any problems.