Have you burned your reciver?

[tomy]

my team(3038) and i could not find the connector for the reviver to the power distribution board. we search for at least an hour so we decided to cut the charger wire and hook it right up to the 20 slot in the power distribution board. It no longer works. does anyone know how to fix it or where to get a cheap one?

[laultima]

Do you mean the black Linksys Wireless Bridge? That ones supposed to be plugged into the dedicated 12V port on the bottom of the PDB. And if it turns out you did fry it, they dont seem to be cheap, Amazon has them for $90
http://www.amazon.com/Linksys-Dual-B.../dp/B0010TEOLQ

[BradFerg]

Did you verify the polarity before attaching it? You should check it with a multimeter. It's a 12V device, so it should have been fine if the polarity was correct.

Google price search:
http://www.google.com/products/catal...989#ps-sellers

Best Buy looks like a good bet for picking it up locally.

[Mike AA]

Originally Posted by tomy

my team(3038) and i could not find the connector for the reviver to the power distribution board. we search for at least an hour so we decided to cut the charger wire and hook it right up to the 20 slot in the power distribution board. It no longer works. does anyone know how to fix it or where to get a cheap one?

After you did this, did you find the CORRECT connector? Do you know to cut off the end near the adaptor (that came with the game adapter) and attach the the connector that is on the end of the distribution board?

-Mike AA

[RoboTigers1796]

What about the AC wall adapter for the bridge. We broke the tip of ours and its beyond fixing with some soldering. Anyone know where to pick one up that will work with the linksys bridge? Also the dedicated 12v connector is included with the KoP? Because we never saw it, only the larger ones for like the axis camera.

[tomy]

it is definitely fried. we are a new team and got to excited because we have been trouble shooting for about 16hrs, so we could not wait and stuck it in the 20 volt on and it did not work like i said. we rewired it with the wall charger and plunged it in nothing happened. So seriously there is no way to fix it we have to buy a new one for $100? Linksys will not donate another one or first will not supply one?

[Mike AA]

Originally Posted by RoboTigers1796

What about the AC wall adapter for the bridge. We broke the tip of ours and its beyond fixing with some soldering. Anyone know where to pick one up that will work with the linksys bridge? Also the dedicated 12v connector is included with the KoP? Because we never saw it, only the larger ones for like the axis camera.

Bring the adapter to any local electronics store that had multiple power supplies and find one that has the right size bonnector and just cut off the end near the adapter. The 12V connector is the same as the one you would use for the camera and the breakout boards.

-Mike AA

[ROFLcopter]

I can almost guarantee you that they won't. US First was the purchaser of the Bridge, so they own the warranty. You going to have to buy another one.'

And just to let you know, the side of the power cable with the white stripes in positive. I would hate to see you fry another.

[Mark McLeod]

Originally Posted by RoboTigers1796

What about the AC wall adapter for the bridge. We broke the tip of ours and its beyond fixing with some soldering. Anyone know where to pick one up that will work with the linksys bridge? Also the dedicated 12v connector is included with the KoP? Because we never saw it, only the larger ones for like the axis camera.

If you mean you broke the barrel connector that plugs into the bridge, then you can find those at Radio Shack or other electronic parts stores.

The bridge gets wired to one of the white wago connectors that came in the kit and plugs into the Power Distribution panel to the left of the 24v cRIO power connector.

The Axis camera does not use one of the loose wago connectors that came in the KOP. Instead, it connects directly into the special 5v plug built permanently into the Power Distribution panel located to the right of the 24v cRIO power connector.

[repairmanray]

Originally Posted by tomy

it is definitely fried. we are a new team and got to excited because we have been trouble shooting for about 16hrs, so we could not wait and stuck it in the 20 volt on and it did not work like i said. we rewired it with the wall charger and plunged it in nothing happened. So seriously there is no way to fix it we have to buy a new one for $100? Linksys will not donate another one or first will not supply one?

If I understand correctly, you plugged it into 20 volts? If so, it may be possible for you to take it to a repair shop, or find someone who knows electronics who can repair it. It may just be a burned up voltage regulator.

[EricVanWyk]

This may very well be a $90 lesson in reading the manual first. Please read section 3.2 of the FRC Control System manual so you do not destroy your replacement bridge.

However, do not be so hasty in assuming that all hope is lost. I have reverse biased the WGA600N adapter without destroying it. I have also pushed 24V into it without destroying it. However, I might have just been lucky, and I do not recommend doing either. I performed both of these tests using the regulated supplies on the PD, hooking it direct to your battery through a 20A breaker might have blown something - I really don't know, and I really don't have the extra bridges to find out.

In short, go read those sections, hook it up correctly, and see if it works.

[keen101]

http://forums.usfirst.org/showthread.php?t=10842

also, this link shows how to connect things. Could be helpful in the future. Be sure to alway's consult the rules.

http://usfirst.org/uploadedFiles/200...%20diargam.pdf

[tomy]

okay one more time

We hooked up to the 20 volt slot

my dad is bring it to a guy that can take a computer complty apart and put it back together sometimes better than new

[EricVanWyk]

There is no 20V slot. There is a 24V, a 12V, a 5V and a bunch of unregulated ones. What does the connector's silk screen say?

[tomy]

okay i do not know where we plugged it in but it was in a slot that said 30volts right next to it and we put in a 20volt breaker. sorry i am a programmer not an electrician.