How much vertical space left for regulators? got them switched

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#1

Hi!

I’ve been stupid. After reading the instructions multiple times, I still switched the two regulators. Got them out both, but reinsirting them is a pain. I got them in somewhat and I get correct voltages allover but it doesn’t look clean and they stock out some 2-3 mm extra.

Apart from the question of I should try again, is there even room for this extra height?

Thanks so much. Hopefully this is the last muck up…

Jasper

#2

Stock is stick, sorry!

#3

Take a spacer from the bag to check… You don’t have much headroom, sorry!

#4

22mm between the boards but you must subtract about 2mm for the pins from the Chips and Bits above - so you have 20mm airspace.

#5

If you can desolder the joints you can then heat a pad and press the regulator in further. Doing one side at a time (and not heating it too long).

#6

Thanks all!

Spend an hour, held my nerves with a cup of tea, but succeeded! Took some sanding paper (is that English ?) to clean the regulator legs , heated the holes from top side and succeeded to suck out the holes from the other side. Voltage perfect, so off to a problem free journey to shruthi pleasure… :wink:

Thanks again!
Jasper

#7

Desoldering braid would have been better than sandpaper :slight_smile:

But you got it working which is all that matters.