Timeline for Is my HC-SR04 sensor broken?
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| Jun 13, 2018 at 18:56 | comment | added | Chris Stratton | No. Don't use a discrete 7805. The Arduino already has a better regulator which is wired up properly, while adding another one is easy to get wrong. And should the ground connection not be there, even for an instant, the regulator will pass the full input voltage. | |
| Jan 4, 2018 at 15:56 | comment | added | Manav | Amazing! Glad to be of help. | |
| Jan 4, 2018 at 15:53 | comment | added | cr5519 | Thank you so much Manav. I bought a few more ultrasonic sensors and the sketch works perfectly. I will definitely look into a voltage regulator. 😊 | |
| Jan 4, 2018 at 15:49 | vote | accept | cr5519 | ||
| Jan 2, 2018 at 17:15 | history | answered | Manav | CC BY-SA 3.0 |