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Hey all.
Thought i might get better help in this section than the general hardware section.
Pic below is of a Logitech LX700 mouse base charger, the small circuit is simply the part that contains the gold contacts, which connects directly to the 6v DC source. My mouse refuses to charge in the station.
Heres the problem. Right up to the end of the red and black wire, there is a reading of 6v, no problem there, but there is nothing measuring at the gold contacts.
The circuit is really simple as you can see, with just 3 components connected on a daisy chain.
The order goes like this:
6v wire (1000mA) -> black capacitor -> orange inductor(I've been told, & its 500mA) -> blue component (resistor? only has 225 marked on it) -> gold contacts.
There is no current measured after the inductor, so that must be the problem.
I showed it to my friends dad, who is the head of the electronics dept in my college, and he says the inductor isn't needed, and that they merely include them to make sure that consumers dont plug in a transformer other than the 6v one that comes with it, and cause damage.
He said it should be fine to just bypass the inductor with a piece of copper.
I'm just slightly concerned about charging my mouse without that component, does anyone agree with my friends dad?
Ps, what is the small blue component?
Any help appreciated, thanks!
Steve.
PS Logitech recommend using rechargeable batteries rated between 1500-2300 mAh.
Thought i might get better help in this section than the general hardware section.
Pic below is of a Logitech LX700 mouse base charger, the small circuit is simply the part that contains the gold contacts, which connects directly to the 6v DC source. My mouse refuses to charge in the station.
Heres the problem. Right up to the end of the red and black wire, there is a reading of 6v, no problem there, but there is nothing measuring at the gold contacts.
The circuit is really simple as you can see, with just 3 components connected on a daisy chain.
The order goes like this:
6v wire (1000mA) -> black capacitor -> orange inductor(I've been told, & its 500mA) -> blue component (resistor? only has 225 marked on it) -> gold contacts.
There is no current measured after the inductor, so that must be the problem.
I showed it to my friends dad, who is the head of the electronics dept in my college, and he says the inductor isn't needed, and that they merely include them to make sure that consumers dont plug in a transformer other than the 6v one that comes with it, and cause damage.
He said it should be fine to just bypass the inductor with a piece of copper.
I'm just slightly concerned about charging my mouse without that component, does anyone agree with my friends dad?
Ps, what is the small blue component?
Any help appreciated, thanks!
Steve.
PS Logitech recommend using rechargeable batteries rated between 1500-2300 mAh.