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RE: [chromapolaris] Bank switch freezes polaris

2016-02-17 by Paul D. DeRocco

> From: Bob Grieb
>
> If the reset threshold is not set correctly, could the
> supply dip enough when the CPU
> gets busy responding to some button push to cause reset to glitch on?
> Maybe not long enough to reset the CPU but long enough to mess it up?
> Does that make any sense?

Yes, that's a common problem with the early power supplies. Which is why
there is a later rev of the supply that doesn't have a reset threshold
adjustment.

That wouldn't explain the blown fuse, but it's worth looking at anyway, if
the supply is the old one with the three trimmers.

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Ciao, Paul D. DeRocco
Paul mailto:pderocco@...

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