Hello everyone!
I'm new and doing a few little kit builds as I have a plan to build a kit synth once I've done some practise on cheapo kits. I've never soldered before this first little kit and although it was good fun putting it together, there is a slight problem with it!
The kit in question is a little 3.3v/5v power supply: http://proto-pic.co.uk/breadboard-power-supply-5v-3-3v/
Unfortunitly there seems to be a slight problem with it.... When I turn the switch to 3.3v and measure the output, its bang on 3.33v on my multimeter, however when I switch the switch to 5v the multimeter reads 3.60v when I'm expecting 5.00v.. Does anyone have a clue what might be wrong with it???
I plugged in a power pack with a 6v DC output (is this output not sufficient do you think?) and there is a schematic for the power supply here http://dlnmh9ip6v2uc.cloudfront.net/datasheets/Kits/Breadboard Power Supply v10.pdf
Im still working my way through 'electronics for dummies' so the schematic doesn't make 100% sense to me yet. Can any one on here shed any light on what might be up?
Thanks a lot!
I'm new and doing a few little kit builds as I have a plan to build a kit synth once I've done some practise on cheapo kits. I've never soldered before this first little kit and although it was good fun putting it together, there is a slight problem with it!
The kit in question is a little 3.3v/5v power supply: http://proto-pic.co.uk/breadboard-power-supply-5v-3-3v/
Unfortunitly there seems to be a slight problem with it.... When I turn the switch to 3.3v and measure the output, its bang on 3.33v on my multimeter, however when I switch the switch to 5v the multimeter reads 3.60v when I'm expecting 5.00v.. Does anyone have a clue what might be wrong with it???
I plugged in a power pack with a 6v DC output (is this output not sufficient do you think?) and there is a schematic for the power supply here http://dlnmh9ip6v2uc.cloudfront.net/datasheets/Kits/Breadboard Power Supply v10.pdf
Im still working my way through 'electronics for dummies' so the schematic doesn't make 100% sense to me yet. Can any one on here shed any light on what might be up?
Thanks a lot!