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Can you get 110 milliamps from a 9V battery?

ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
edited 2004-01-12 04:03 in General Discussion
I have a 9V transistor battery connected thru a 7805 5V regulator to
provide 5V to a chip that requires 110 milliamps (a General
Instruments Allophone Speech chip). Per the 7805 data sheet, I have a
.3 uF cap on the input side and .1 uF cap on the output (5V side) of
the regulator. I have the ground pin of the regulator connected to Vss
on my BS2 Homework board. The 'run' light on the BS2 Homework board
blinks on and after 15 seconds turns off - which appears to be the
correct execution time for my program. During troubleshooting this
circuit, I found the output of the regulator is only .04V when
connected to the chip. So either there's a short in my circuit or this
chip is pulling too much current from my 5V source.

Last qustion - is there a simple way to verify a crystal is working
(without the use of a scope)?

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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2004-01-12 03:07
    110 ma is only .11A, so you aren't drawing too much current, unless you have
    a short.

    Disconnect everything from the 7805's Vout and make sure you are getting 5v.
    Then start reconnecting the circuit in steps while periodically rechecking
    Vout.

    -- Al Margolis, founder
    www.hobbyengineering.com
    The technology builder's source for kits, components, supplies, tools, books
    and education.

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    I have a 9V transistor battery connected thru a 7805 5V regulator to
    provide 5V to a chip that requires 110 milliamps (a General
    Instruments Allophone Speech chip). Per the 7805 data sheet, I have a
    .3 uF cap on the input side and .1 uF cap on the output (5V side) of
    the regulator. I have the ground pin of the regulator connected to Vss
    on my BS2 Homework board. The 'run' light on the BS2 Homework board
    blinks on and after 15 seconds turns off - which appears to be the
    correct execution time for my program. During troubleshooting this
    circuit, I found the output of the regulator is only .04V when
    connected to the chip. So either there's a short in my circuit or this
    chip is pulling too much current from my 5V source.

    Last qustion - is there a simple way to verify a crystal is working
    (without the use of a scope)?


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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2004-01-12 03:58
    check that your 9 volt battery is still 'fresh'.



    At 2:14 AM +0000 1/12/04, fab4442003 wrote:
    >I have a 9V transistor battery connected thru a 7805 5V regulator to
    >provide 5V to a chip that requires 110 milliamps (a General
    >Instruments Allophone Speech chip). Per the 7805 data sheet, I have a
    >.3 uF cap on the input side and .1 uF cap on the output (5V side) of
    >the regulator. I have the ground pin of the regulator connected to Vss
    >on my BS2 Homework board. The 'run' light on the BS2 Homework board
    >blinks on and after 15 seconds turns off - which appears to be the
    >correct execution time for my program. During troubleshooting this
    >circuit, I found the output of the regulator is only .04V when
    >connected to the chip. So either there's a short in my circuit or this
    >chip is pulling too much current from my 5V source.

    --
    Chuck Britton Education is what is left when
    britton@n... you have forgotten everything
    North Carolina School of Science & Math you learned in school.
    (919) 416-2762 Albert Einstein, 1936
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2004-01-12 04:03
    Thanks for the feedback. I just found out something I never knew on my
    20 year old Radio Shack breadboard - the SIDE rails on both edges of
    the breadboard are connected down the entire length of the breadboard!
    Time to rewire this thing...

    > 110 ma is only .11A, so you aren't drawing too much current, unless
    you have
    > a short.
    >
    > Disconnect everything from the 7805's Vout and make sure you are
    getting 5v.
    > Then start reconnecting the circuit in steps while periodically
    rechecking
    > Vout.
    >
    > -- Al Margolis, founder
    > www.hobbyengineering.com
    > The technology builder's source for kits, components, supplies,
    tools, books
    > and education.
    >
    >
    Original Message
    > From: fab4442003 [noparse][[/noparse]mailto:fab4442003@y...]
    > Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2004 6:15 PM
    > To: basicstamps@yahoogroups.com
    > Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Can you get 110 milliamps from a 9V battery?
    >
    >
    > I have a 9V transistor battery connected thru a 7805 5V regulator to
    > provide 5V to a chip that requires 110 milliamps (a General
    > Instruments Allophone Speech chip). Per the 7805 data sheet, I have a
    > .3 uF cap on the input side and .1 uF cap on the output (5V side) of
    > the regulator. I have the ground pin of the regulator connected to Vss
    > on my BS2 Homework board. The 'run' light on the BS2 Homework board
    > blinks on and after 15 seconds turns off - which appears to be the
    > correct execution time for my program. During troubleshooting this
    > circuit, I found the output of the regulator is only .04V when
    > connected to the chip. So either there's a short in my circuit or this
    > chip is pulling too much current from my 5V source.
    >
    > Last qustion - is there a simple way to verify a crystal is working
    > (without the use of a scope)?
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