AVR-Chat

Hi Chuck,

Sorry to hear that your Dragon had a fault.

I think getting such a cheap board repaired may cost more to you in labour and parts than simply buying a brand new one. Dragon costs about $45 so I think you are better off buying a new one rather than getting it repaired.

Getting a new one may also be faster so your work will not be interrupted for long.

Regards,
Cagri


--- In AVR-Chat@yahoogroups.com, "Chuck Hackett" <egroupscdh@...> wrote:
>
> My AVR Dragon seems to have died.
> 
> I programmed one board, swapped boards to program the next one and noticed
> that Studio reported an error and the LMxxx regulator on the board was
> getting hot.
> 
> Both boards have been programmed many times in the past.
> 
> Now when I connect the Dragon to a target board it is apparently shorting
> Vcc to Gnd.  
> 
> The problem is on the Dragon board itself (as opposed to through the USB
> cable) because it happens even when the USB cable is unplugged from the
> Dragon.
> 
> Is there anyone that might have the capability to repair it?  I'm willing to
> reimburse reasonable costs…
>  
> Cheers,
> 
> Chuck Hackett
> "Good judgment comes from experience, experience comes from bad judgment"
> 7.5" gauge Union Pacific Northern (4-8-4) 844
> http://www.whitetrout.net/Chuck
>