[XCSSA] Blowing Fuses and Unsure Why

[X-otic Computer Systems of San Antonio]

Uhh I guess you can ignore that one :) That was probably my first e- 
mail that I sent from the wrong address (so it got flagged).

On Jan 7, 2009, at 11:03 PM, X-otic Computer Systems of San Antonio  
wrote:

> Hi again all!
>
> So I have got my power board almost working! Actually, half of it does
> work - the 5VDC half. The 9VDC half...well, seems to work for a few
> seconds and then blows a fuse. I'm not sure why. I've got LEDs (with
> resistors) hooked up to each output and, for some reason, the 9VDC
> lights up for a few seconds and then my fuse blows. Everything looks
> connected properly but there is no load on either side except for the
> LEDs. I'm thinking it has something to do with grounding. I haven't
> connected the grounds on either side and I'm guessing that might be my
> problem? If so, does it matter where I connect the grounds together?
>
> Unfortunately, I ran out of pico fuses. Whoops :) Guess I should use
> those in a final design since they are sort of a pain in the ass to
> replace, doh! Oh well. I'll order some more of those once I know
> what's going wrong.
>
> Thanks, as always, for the help!
>
> Tim
>
> _______________________________________________
> XCSSA mailing list
> XCSSA at xcssa.org
> http://xcssa.org/mailman/listinfo/xcssa
>