Ice Clock - hour digit blank only when it's an 8
Re: Ice Clock - hour digit blank only when it's an 8
Initially, some digits were flaky, but it turned out to be the 9VDC 1000mA adapter that I bought from adafruit.
Re: Ice Clock - hour digit blank only when it's an 8
mqueue wrote:The right digit of the hour digits is blank only when it's 8am or 8pm (or 1800 when in 24-hour mode) Has anyone else had this issue?
mqueue wrote:Everything else works great. Initially, some digits were flaky, but it turned out to be the 9VDC 1000mA adapter that I bought from adafruit. I swapped it out with an old 9VDC 300mA adapter, and then the display worked properly.
Re: Ice Clock - hour digit blank only when it's an 8
Re: Ice Clock - hour digit blank only when it's an 8
mqueue wrote:I will disassemble the clock and get some photos posted as soon as I can.
I measured 9V from the original adapter, so I'm not sure why the erratic digits occur when I use it. I'll try it again just to be sure.
Re: Ice Clock - hour digit blank only when it's an 8
Re: Ice Clock - hour digit blank only when it's an 8
PhilD13 wrote:I would speculate that since it is winter this means much more static than in warmer more humid times of the year when it is less of an issue. This might account for what seems to be a larger than normal reports of flaky Q3 FET's.
mqueue wrote:I will disassemble the clock and get some photos posted as soon as I can.
Re: Ice Clock - hour digit blank only when it's an 8
Re: Ice Clock - hour digit blank only when it's an 8
mqueue wrote:But, all is well now! Thank you!
mqueue wrote:I may try changing out that Q3 some day because the 1st digit flickers slightly and the 6th digit is dimmer than the rest.
Re: Ice Clock - hour digit blank only when it's an 8
Re: Ice Clock - hour digit blank only when it's an 8
mqueue wrote:And, none of the digits are flickering any longer. I will wait a few days to see if the "8" stays stable and report back.
mqueue wrote:The right-most digit is still just a tad dim, but the left digit is as strong looking as the rest.
mqueue wrote:For now, thank you! It looks very promising. 8)
Re: Ice Clock - hour digit blank only when it's an 8
Re: Ice Clock - hour digit blank only when it's an 8
Re: Ice Clock - hour digit blank only when it's an 8
mqueue wrote:I'm not sure why, but the rightmost digit seems to have fixed itself. Maybe it needed to warm up a bit? It was only a tad dimmer than the others.
Re: Ice Clock - hour digit blank only when it's an 8