[Wear-Hard] USB powered MicroOptical

[Greg Priest-Dorman]

>>>>> "Bryan" == Bryan Hurley <bryan.hurley at gmail.com> writes:

Bryan> Thanks for the quick and thorough reply. I was worried that it was bypassing
Bryan> the voltage regulator and needed to be soldered directly to the
Bryan> board...

No Problem, I should have posted pictures and an explanation a long
time ago but it was such a quick hack it skiped my mind.  I'll do that
shortly.

The only negative side effect I have seen is that after a few seconds
of operation you have a flashing red light on the box.  That should be
clipped (which would save a little power) or at least coverd with
black tape.  In my case where it is visible, on occasion people would
think something was wrong and tell me about it - after all, flashing
red lights are there to get our attention... (WearTip: "Yes, I know,
it's the self destruct indicator." is NEVER the correct answer if the
person poining it out to you is wearing a uniform.)

-Greg

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 Greg Priest-Dorman
 priestdo at cs.vassar.edu