AVR-Chat

I feel your pain. A couple of weeks ago I smoked my AVRISP. 

DigiKey is suppose to have the USB flavor replacements p/n ATAVRISP2 
by April 7 for $34. They are taking orders now, and yes, I have one 
on backorder.

Mike

--- In AVR-Chat@yahoogroups.com, "Anurag Chugh" <lithiumhead@...> 
wrote:
>
> Hi friends..
> If you ever wanted to see the innards of an AVR Micro .. just have 
a look...
> Just blew up my AVRISP the other day.. The 90S8535 located on it 
flipped its lid literally...
> 
> For pics look inside the "Oh my god!" Photo Album at AVR-Chats's 
Yahoogroups page..
> direct link : 
> http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/AVR-Chat/photos/browse/6eda
> 
> The damage occured when i kept the target AVR board on a metallic 
tweezer which probably
> shorted the 5V pin of the AVRISP header to the 24 Volt DC Power 
supplied from the lithium batteries!!
> 
> 
> Anurag Chugh
>