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| Originally Posted by Andy_Corkill I tried using one, but couldn't get it to maintain a consistant 5 volts to my PIC & OP Amp circuit when firing the solenoid. I've since decided to use two separate battery supplies, one for the LCD backlight & solenoid the other to drive everything else. When the solenoid fires the LCD backlight goes dim, which isn't such a bad thing. At least I have some sort of visual reference as to the state of the solenoid batteries.
But I've still got to spend some time with a voltage regulator for the PIC circuit, as when I light up my HUD Leds I'm still getting a small drop. I'm still on a learning curve, any suggestions on voltage regulator choice will always be welcome.
Thanks
Andy |
um not sure but I would have isolated power supplies for the control and LEDs / solinoid then the operation wouldn't interfere with your regulated PIC circuit, You can use the same battery for both bits still.
well at least you should be able to