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Subject: 
Re: Polaroid Sonar Device fried!!!!
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lugnet.robotics.handyboard
Date: 
Sun, 28 Mar 1999 17:48:16 GMT
Original-From: 
Will Bain <willbain@cs.umt.^StopSpammers^edu>
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SCOTT SHERMAN wrote:
The C3279 chip ("Q1") on my sonar device fried.  I checked the expansion
board and it is assembled correctly.  I am not sure why it would fry.  I
added the 0.1uF electrolytic capacitor to C7 position as stated in the
sonar.html site and suggeted by an email.  Does anyone have any idea why
this would happen?

The most common causes would probably be:  (1) Not having a transducer hooked up when the ping is initiated; (2) Having the flat flex cable plugged in backwards (you can't trust the stripe to be on the correct side!  Make sure pin 1 goes to ground and pin 9 goes to V+); and (3) Too high a voltage to the sonar module (perhaps it's not being regulated properly).  Of course, chips sometimes just die for no apparent reason.  Good luck!

-- Will
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  Polaroid Sonar Device fried!!!!
 
The C3279 chip ("Q1") on my sonar device fried. I checked the expansion board and it is assembled correctly. I am not sure why it would fry. I added the 0.1uF electrolytic capacitor to C7 position as stated in the sonar.html site and suggeted by an (...) (26 years ago, 28-Mar-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)

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