sonic Screwdriver Probs

[cedarwood]

I can't seem to get enough power at the 9V once I ground to the board. I get 9.45V when I have the adapter not attached to the board ground but I get less than 1V when I ground it to the board. What am I missing?

How do I post pics on here again?

[cedarwood]

[midwayfair]

I think your 1N4001 is backwards. Double check that the stripe (cathode) is NOT connected to ground.

[pickdropper]

On that board, it's a 1n5817 in series, so it's actually hooked up correctly here.

[jkokura]

If it works when it's not wired up, then doesn't work when wired up, it usually points to a wiring issue.

Have you tried any rewiring?

Jacob

[Clayford]

Are you using a METAL 9v plug?