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

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Originally Posted by Danny Diaz View Post
While one multimeter was reading the 2mA with the plug trying to power the DAP, we used another multimeter to verify the voltage going INTO the converter, and saw we were still getting 12v INTO the converter - I remember saying out loud, "now we need to measure the voltage coming OUT of the converter," but because the "other" solder joint was still heat-shrinked for the output side I think it was quickly forgotten. Thanks for the reminder, I'll do that today.

-Danny
If the voltage is low as I suspect you may have a bad converter, or when you attached your ends and did the heatshrink you got a short, and the converter is shutting down to prevent damage. (Do we know if it has this feature?)

If it doesn't have such a feature it might be that you have a bad converter because of a short damaging it. I'd definitely double-check all your connections in this case and make sure there are no shorts and see if that resolves your problem.

If you measure a high voltage (like 7.3V or so) at that current.. I'm flabbergasted?

I wouldn't personally be too concerned about the 7.3V, some SMPS and even linear regulators float high without load, just because it didn't occur when I checked it doesn't mean it won't.

Do report back please, I'm curious how this works out,
Matt
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