jensmith25
Senior Member
Hi all,
I have a new project for a model plane to create some flashing wing lights. There is an existing 6v battery supply that my customer wishes to use onboard the plane which is already controlling various nav lights rather than adding extra weight with additional batteries.
To drop the voltage to 5v for the 08M Picaxe chip I was thinking of using the 1n4001 diode used on a servo boards (AXE024) (or an LED to drop the voltage) but using it with the AXE021 proto board. Looking at the schematic for the AXE021 I am assuming that the diode would go where the additional capacitor can go, directly before the power supply between + and GND, but wanted to check this was correct before soldering.
Thanks very much,
Jennifer,
I have a new project for a model plane to create some flashing wing lights. There is an existing 6v battery supply that my customer wishes to use onboard the plane which is already controlling various nav lights rather than adding extra weight with additional batteries.
To drop the voltage to 5v for the 08M Picaxe chip I was thinking of using the 1n4001 diode used on a servo boards (AXE024) (or an LED to drop the voltage) but using it with the AXE021 proto board. Looking at the schematic for the AXE021 I am assuming that the diode would go where the additional capacitor can go, directly before the power supply between + and GND, but wanted to check this was correct before soldering.
Thanks very much,
Jennifer,