12V DC battery, and I want to drop 7V to power an LED which needs 80mA at 5 volts. Ohm's law states V=IR, so 7v=.08R and R=87.5 ohms. I grab a 100 ohm resistor and hook it to the battery, and yet my meter still reads 11.15 V. What is going on here? Thanks!
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