Hello there! Back in the beginning of 2020 I found this thread and started quite successfully, thanks to the Count's help, putting my back together. The a whole bunch of crazy stuff happened (I'm sure we all remember!) and I had to shelve things. Well, the 40th anniversary is in a few weeks, and since I live just a short subway ride from the firehouse, I'm going and I want to finish my pack!
Things seem to be going well, but I'm suddenly running into an issue. The buck converters are failing on me, dropping the voltage down to 1 or less and getting very hot to the touch. It will start out fine, I'll switch it on and off as I test things, and then I'll switch it on at a certain point and it's super hot and it's failing to output almost any voltage. This only started when I began wiring in my wan lights. I've replaced them a few times now, tweaking the wiring a little bit each time, but I'm getting the same result. Any ideas what could be happening? Do I need to raise the output voltage above 5, to account for the draw of the leds? Would that account for the extreme overheating?
Things seem to be going well, but I'm suddenly running into an issue. The buck converters are failing on me, dropping the voltage down to 1 or less and getting very hot to the touch. It will start out fine, I'll switch it on and off as I test things, and then I'll switch it on at a certain point and it's super hot and it's failing to output almost any voltage. This only started when I began wiring in my wan lights. I've replaced them a few times now, tweaking the wiring a little bit each time, but I'm getting the same result. Any ideas what could be happening? Do I need to raise the output voltage above 5, to account for the draw of the leds? Would that account for the extreme overheating?
Statistics: Posted by twbb76 — May 27th, 2024, 9:10 pm