ACL Mk2 strobes

[drlucas]

http://m.aliexpress.com/item/289599786.html?tracelog=storedetail2mobilesitedetail

That power supply sends out 5v. I had to dial it up to the max to get the led (green data one) to light. I thought I would of needed a strong PS voltage wise because of the rating on the mr16. Didn't need to step down.

 

[imbluenote]

My Chinese pcb loaders screwed me over and there appears to be some random loading of some of the PIC IC's. Below is a picture that shows 2 PICs that are inserted wrong. The dot that marks pin 1 is closest to the NUD LED driver rather than being closest to the edge of the pcb. If you have any of these boards don't power them up. The PIC can be swapped over but powering up the board will destroy the PIC. Out of the 144 strobes of mine I found 5 that were around the wrong way. Other people have found none.

I know this is an old thread, however i am just getting around to really looking at mine. I tried to build one and had a little smoke come out and removed power immediately. I was pointed to this post. sure enough the pic is installed backwards. I checked the rest of the board and i have a total of 6 installed backwards, and one doesn't even had the pic installed.


I i want to get some replacement pics for the one i smoked and the one missing and if i mess up any when i try to correct the installation. Is this the right pic to get?


http://www.ebay.com/itm/5x-PIC10F200T-I-OT-SOT-23-6-MICROCHIP-8bit-Flash-Microcontroller-MCU-256-Flash-/321958765155?hash=item4af63ce263:g:kdAAAOSwCQNWfl8L

 

[AAH]

That's the right PIC.
If you were in Aus I'd offer to fix up the strobes for you. The frustration that my pcb loader caused with that stuffup is unbelievable.
You will also need a Pickit2 or Pickit3 to program any replacement PICs.
The feebay price is too bad as it includes freight. Digikey are cheaper (per part) and are based in the U.S.
http://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/PIC10F200T-I%2FOT/PIC10F200T-I%2FOTCT-ND/665887

 

[imbluenote]

No problem just making sure I got the right pic.

I have a pickit2 so no problem there either.

Thanks for confirming and the offer to fix if I was local.