MJL V4 Power tests no 5 V ?/

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dinoman
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MJL V4 Power tests no 5 V ?/

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Hi I built this V4 about 2 years ago and all I can is assume that all was well and tested after I built it, so now I get it out to fit to a friends MGC and just to familerise myself connected to my PC but soon realised it was not connecting as Led did not come on onced powered I have a wall wart regulated 12v and I can get 12v other side of Molex connector, checked for 5v between R9 and D1 and at R9 and D1 and getting zero v ?? so what can have gone wrong, I have checked a resoldered all the joints, so any help appreciated, Regards DM

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Your wall adapter might be putting out too much voltage- sometimes the voltage regulation isn't as precise as they claim. Can you verify the voltage the adapter is putting out ? A good alternative is to test with a fresh 9V battery.
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brentp wrote:Your wall adapter might be putting out too much voltage- sometimes the voltage regulation isn't as precise as they claim. Can you verify the voltage the adapter is putting out ? A good alternative is to test with a fresh 9V battery.
Hi Brent Thanks, my adaptor ( It is a regulated one) is putting out 12.05v other side of molex, and yes I started with a good 9v battery same result, Regards DM

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So do you measure voltage on the input of the voltage regulator U3?

See: http://www.autosportlabs.net/asl_dist/m ... v4_sch.png

You can also test on either side of D1
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brentp wrote:So do you measure voltage on the input of the voltage regulator U3?

See: http://www.autosportlabs.net/asl_dist/m ... v4_sch.png

You can also test on either side of D1
Hi Brent Thanks, on the left side of D1 I get Zero v and on the right side I get 0.3v Regards DM

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dinoman wrote:
brentp wrote:So do you measure voltage on the input of the voltage regulator U3?

See: http://www.autosportlabs.net/asl_dist/m ... v4_sch.png

You can also test on either side of D1
Hi Brent Thanks, on the left side of D1 I get Zero v and on the right side I get 0.3v Regards DM
Hi Brent sorted, I redone the joints on U3 and all is well Led came straight on, so again Thanks, Regards DM

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Good news! thanks for being persistent :)
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