Rex, and group,
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I just finished the Rockmite ][ ++ and it almost worked. The output was very low. I started pocking around with the voltage measurements in the V3 builders help and suddenly the power went out on the Pic chip. Well I blew the zener? D4, relaced it with one from stock and it started voltages were OKish.?
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I did not follow the videos, but filled in the board with the recommended parts.?
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The problem was I put in C14 which I found out, like L1 was not supposed to be installed. When I took out C14, power was up everything worked.
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So Rex, maybe a quick note to the wise about those two parts to be left out might help. Otherwise, great little Rockmite. A second thought. publish an image of the empty Circuit board. The resistor numbers get hidden when you install so checking that you got things right or even which resistor to check gets to be an adventure. I ended up looking though the videos to try and find an image I could snap with my cell to have a reference, but the resolution is too poor to read everything.
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Now to the Rock Topper ][ ++? If you would publish a view of the finished board so we can see how the folded over 16 pin connector should go that would be nice.
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So I'll put the rest of it together and see if I can figure it our from no information. (other than the previous version).
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? ? Thanks for all the kits Rex,
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? ? ---John AC9UV
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