Have you ever needed to power a 12-volt relay in a circuit but only had 6 or 9 volts available? This simple circuit will solve that problem. It allows 12-volt relays to be operated from 6 or 9 volts, ...

As you can see in the schematic the 12V battery (or use other voltages) is connected with the plus at terminal T1 and minus at terminal T2. The contact 1 and 4 are connected together as 2 and 3 are ...