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Projects => Tech Help - Projects Page => Topic started by: enjoyadrian on March 12, 2012, 11:54:40 PM

Title: Current Lover - Burning Resistor
Post by: enjoyadrian on March 12, 2012, 11:54:40 PM
Hello. I have my current lover wired up and good to go. I get the bypass signal and all, but when i plug in my dc power, the 10r resistor (spot r33) just smokes up. Should I place a higher resistor (1k?) in the spot? What could this possibly be? Any help would be appreciated.
-adrian.
Title: Re: Current Lover - Burning Resistor
Post by: alanp on March 13, 2012, 04:55:49 AM
Every bit of power flows through R33 -- it's a voltage dropping resistor. What wattage resistor do you have in there?
Title: Re: Current Lover - Burning Resistor
Post by: enjoyadrian on March 13, 2012, 05:07:58 AM
i have/had a 1/4w 10ohm carbon film resistor in that spot.
Title: Re: Current Lover - Burning Resistor
Post by: madbean on March 13, 2012, 12:08:02 PM
Try 100R there if you have it. If not, jumper it.
Title: Re: Current Lover - Burning Resistor
Post by: oldhousescott on March 14, 2012, 05:56:28 PM
Make sure you've wired the polarity of your DC jack correctly. If it's backwards, it'll look pretty much like a dead short across R33.