Re: Dumbest 'electronic' mistake you ever made
Did it's leakage current increase at all?
Not exactly a mistake, but I had an issue with a bad connection in a breadboard before. Had a zener regulator to give a chip about 12V off of a 50V-60V or so bus (low current, hence the inefficient zener regulator). Yep, it worked fine for a bit, then I bumped the thing and the freakin breadboard had a bad contact on the zener diode. Basically, the chip popped it's lid. Shards of epoxy/plastic were implanted in the wall ... now I always wear safety goggles ... LOL.
-Ben
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Not exactly a mistake, but I had an issue with a bad connection in a breadboard before. Had a zener regulator to give a chip about 12V off of a 50V-60V or so bus (low current, hence the inefficient zener regulator). Yep, it worked fine for a bit, then I bumped the thing and the freakin breadboard had a bad contact on the zener diode. Basically, the chip popped it's lid. Shards of epoxy/plastic were implanted in the wall ... now I always wear safety goggles ... LOL.
-Ben
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