Soluion: Seems like they can be found on eBay or Amazon.com
Plugging a USB cable into my Photon and crackle smoke
Connecting 3.3 volts to the 3V3 Pin…the photon still works as normal. Powering via Vin and USB…nothing. So I’d like to attempt replacing the voltage regulator and see if that brings my photon back to normal. The problem is that this component seems to be only available in bulk quantities.
Hi @peekay123. That was super quick! Yes, that's the link I provided in my initial post. However, the part number is not the same and I was wondering if it's a substitute for the RT8008-33GP.
I'm curious, have you (or anyone else) had this issue?
I received the voltage regulators I had ordered from ebay today and I replaced the burnt out one on the Photon board with one of the ones I received today and I’m happy to report that my Photon is back in action and functions as normal.
I know this is solved, but do you guys know if this is the same regulator for the electron, or know where I can find the data sheet for it? Pretty sure mine shorted out today.
I just looked at it, seems that regulator is a little more difficult to find, between that and the power management module, in your opinion, is it worth trying?
It’s getting extremely hot between the USB connector and the ublox Chip. I was doing some testing with the relay shield and a wiegand device, it slid off my workbench onto a piece of metal.