Hippogriff Member Nov 14, 2010 #21 Brilliant! And really helpful too! My thanks! So, just the one capacitor then... this is gonna be fun... and pretty neat.
Brilliant! And really helpful too! My thanks! So, just the one capacitor then... this is gonna be fun... and pretty neat.
Hippogriff Member Nov 16, 2010 #22 Works very nicely in a simple test... 9v in and the PIC doing its thing. **broken link removed** Thanks for all the help getting me here.
Works very nicely in a simple test... 9v in and the PIC doing its thing. **broken link removed** Thanks for all the help getting me here.
K KMoffett Well-Known Member Nov 16, 2010 #23 Is there a resistor in series with the led???? If not you are going to blow the led and/or the PIC.! Ken
Is there a resistor in series with the led???? If not you are going to blow the led and/or the PIC.! Ken
Hippogriff Member Nov 16, 2010 #24 Nah, it's fine... ...it has been blinking on and off for well over an hour now... I can live with it if it dies on me... it's just a test.
Nah, it's fine... ...it has been blinking on and off for well over an hour now... I can live with it if it dies on me... it's just a test.
4pyros Well-Known Member Most Helpful Member Nov 16, 2010 #25 The LED should still have current limiting, and the cap should be closer to the reg chip. Andy