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by michelso
Mon May 12, 2008 4:38 pm
Forum: Portable Screen Hacking
Topic: Smoke?
Replies: 4
Views: 2870

yes. I used solid wire for this situation. I soldered one end of the solid wire to one end of the transistor. Then I took the rest of that solid wire piece and connected it to each positive led end. Then I used another piece of solid wire to connect all the LEDs negative ends and then took that end ...
by michelso
Mon May 12, 2008 4:28 pm
Forum: Portable Screen Hacking
Topic: Smoke?
Replies: 4
Views: 2870

Smoke?

I finished with page 90 in the book. The part about connecting the transistor (thats on the electrical tape) to the LEDs on the PSOne screen, etc.

I then plugged back the speakers and plug in the power wall plug that came with the psone screen and there came smoke from the transistor!

This can't ...
by michelso
Sun May 11, 2008 8:20 pm
Forum: Technical Questions and Answers
Topic: Stranded Wire Size
Replies: 2
Views: 1377

Ribbon cable and then tear out a piece to use as a wire. Thanks.
by michelso
Sat May 10, 2008 8:19 pm
Forum: Technical Questions and Answers
Topic: Stranded Wire Size
Replies: 2
Views: 1377

Stranded Wire Size

I am working through the book trying to connect the 7805 regulator with a wire. But the thing is I don't know what size wire I should get. I know it's suppose to be stranded but that's it. I would appreciate if someone would point me in the right direction :)