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Re: DLink / D-Link resets going over bumps! Thoughts?

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Originally Posted by Danny Diaz View Post
It's just that when we try to power the DAP through the converter, nothing happens - no lights, no nothing, and while plugged in the multimeter says 2mA when I cut one of the wires and put the multimeter in series between the cut. But, when we unplug from the converter and use the supplied walwart (plugged into the wall, of course) everything works great on the DAP.
-Danny
Just curious, are you able to measure the current draw and the voltage at the same time? it seems odd that you'd be pulling so little current at 7.3V. Like I said before, I'd expect the voltage to dive if the converter was damaged, other than that I would agree it sounds like a faulty converter.

Worst case, you could design an elaborate mechanism to trail an extension cord to your robot
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