Topic: Chumby works on battery not on power adapter
Hello,
I am having a little bit of trouble with my chumby one . I came home last night and it was off and i couldn't get it back on. Upon further inspection when i put my ear to it, it was making a strange high pitched sound. I look the chumby apart and I am not seeing anything burn out or smelling bad. If i keep plugging in and unplugging the power adapter, sometimes I will get the screen to flicker on and off. However, if i use a lithium ion battery or connect 5v from the power adapter to the battery terminals, all works as it should. This may be a question for Bunnie, can you tell me where/if there is a power regulator chip on the chumby? I have access to a hot air soldering iron and I can attempt a fix, or do you think its a better idea to just wire the power adapter to the batery pins and run the chumby this way?
Thanks in advance!