I have an arduino mega 1280 and i have an 8 segment led attacched, and an LCD screen. If i plug the USB power all works fine without heathing or something... If i plug the 7.4 on the power plug, or the VIN the regulator just start to get hotter and hotter, till i cant even put my fingher on it. If…

Regulator gets hot with 7.4v and 11.1v li-po

doughboy September 19, 2012, 2:51pm 5

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