I've runned into some bad regulators on a batch of Arduino Pro Mini from China, or so I think.
Project draws a peak of 90mA at startup with 70mA dedicated to bluetooth connection. The noname regulator on that (c08s) has to be an equivalent to the Micrel MIC5205 which is rated at 150mA.
I've had 5% failure on 30 units due to burned up regulator.
Anybody has had this problem?
Do you know this regulator?
Can you run regulators at 60% capacity over a long period?
Project draws a peak of 90mA at startup with 70mA dedicated to bluetooth connection. The noname regulator on that (c08s) has to be an equivalent to the Micrel MIC5205 which is rated at 150mA.
I've had 5% failure on 30 units due to burned up regulator.
Anybody has had this problem?
Do you know this regulator?
Can you run regulators at 60% capacity over a long period?