running pov board with 4.5V causes problems

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running pov board with 4.5V causes problems

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Hi,
I love the kit, however I wanted to make the LEDs brighter. Reading the datasheet, the 2313 can be run off of 5.5V. However when I wire up a 3rd battery to the pack, the 4.5 volts really brightens up the LEDS, but it seems to mess up the code. Any idea on what might be happening?

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Re: running pov board with 4.5V causes problems

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I solved it, slightly low batteries caused the micro to act strange

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Re: running pov board with 4.5V causes problems

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the zener diodes drag the reset line low. we specially picked the values for 2xAA

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