Working with DC electricity is a tricky exercise in wrangling electrons, and regulators are some of your most effective tools. The industry of electronics has grown to allow hobbyists like us to easily harness power levels for an incredibly wide range of different electrical and mechanical projects. Linear voltage regulators are designed to take a high voltage and step it down for maintaining a constant voltage.

This L7912CV Linear Voltage Regulator offers a 12V fixed output for your hobby electronics at up to 1A. You can harness this tiny regulator for electronics like Development Boards, sensors, and many other low-power devices that operate on 12V, which of course have been growing in popularity dramatically since it was incorporated into the USB Standard. The L7912CV Linear Voltage Regulator provides precise voltages to your components, perfectly matching their requirements and ensuring that your circuit receives exactly what it needs to operate effectively.

In terms of electrical capabilities, this negative polarity 12V linear regulator is capable of handling up to 1A in total. The L7912CV Linear Voltage Regulator also offers some great protection features like over temperature and short circuit protection to protect itself and other components within the circuit.