hi all... my p3 is *almost* alive... there seems to be some issue with the fuse. the only way i can bring it to life is to short the fuse (currently being done via my multimeter). my power supply is 9VDC at 800mA... that's not enough power to trip the 1/2 amp fuse. however, measured at the jacks, the power seems to be SIX AMPS!!! that should be plenty to trip the fuse... but the strange thing is that, across the fuse, the amperage looks exactly right... 800mA. the P3 also comes to life when i've got the positive lead connected to the right side of the fuse and the negative lead to the right side of D6. (the reason i'm doing amperage measurements is because my multimeter sucks and won't read voltage when the current is greater than 450mA.) fyi, here's the fuse i'm using: http://www.cooperet.com/pdfs_html/MCR_Specs.PDF thanks for any help... fred. bleep. out. --- http://leichenfeld.iuma.com http://thirdwavecollective.com
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p3 having fuse issue?
2004-03-28 by blip