This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01BFB549.6EC7EF60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable With all the talk of the M1 battery packs I got some camcorder batteries = (Energizer 6V 1800mAh) out and decided to see how they would do as a = power source. Then I screwed up. I wasn't careful enough and I mixed up the + and - leads from the = battery to the board. Now even when I use the wall power source nothing = happens. I'm sure I blew something. What I would like to know is, what are the main parts that would blow? = Did I just destroy the LCD? The back light? Or did I only take out a = couple of surface mount resisters? Where is the most likely place to = look? Is there a schematic that I can find to help a friend of mine = (who has much more experience, an EE degree, and knows the difference = between + and -) diagnose problem? I bought the unit used a few weeks ago after I got on the list, so I'm = preaty sure there isn't much that tekgear can do for me.=20 I'm preaty mad at myself right now.. Kids, don't do this at home! M@ ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01BFB549.6EC7EF60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2614.3500" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>With all the talk of the M1 battery = packs I got=20 some camcorder batteries (Energizer 6V 1800mAh) out and decided to see = how they=20 would do as a power source.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Then I screwed up.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>I wasn't careful enough and I mixed up the + and = - leads=20 from the battery to the board. Now even when I use the wall power = source=20 nothing happens. I'm sure I blew something.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>What I would like to know is, what are the main = parts that=20 would blow? Did I just destroy the LCD? The back light? Or = did I=20 only take out a couple of surface mount resisters? Where is the = most=20 likely place to look? Is there a schematic that I can find to help = a=20 friend of mine (who has much more experience, an EE degree, and knows = the=20 difference between + and -) diagnose problem?</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I bought the unit used a few weeks ago = after I got=20 on the list, so I'm preaty sure there isn't much that tekgear can do for = me. </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>I'm preaty mad at myself right = now..</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Kids, don't do this at home!</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>M@</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01BFB549.6EC7EF60-- -- Subcription/unsubscription/info requests: send e-mail with subject of "subscribe", "unsubscribe", or "info" toWear-Hard Mailing List Archive (searchable): http://wearables.blu.org
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