Upgrade to Switching Regulator
Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2016 12:50 am
I upgraded to 5V switching regulator to eliminate most of the heat as suggested elsewhere on site.
De-soldering was much simpler than soldering the new pins on the surface mount REG. There is not much of a pad.
The alignment for the original pins did not work so I had to remove and re-solder in the right orientation. If there was room I could have soldered to the bottom of the board.
I ruined the first REG and did the second one differently so as not to remove the pins from the board.
It works but my skill needs much improvement!
De-soldering was much simpler than soldering the new pins on the surface mount REG. There is not much of a pad.
The alignment for the original pins did not work so I had to remove and re-solder in the right orientation. If there was room I could have soldered to the bottom of the board.
I ruined the first REG and did the second one differently so as not to remove the pins from the board.
It works but my skill needs much improvement!
