Sounds like a 5 to 9 volt switching supply. Rick Josh Koffman wrote: > Hi all. So, in my PIC&Ethernet quest, I have aquired a bunch of NE2000 > cards based on the RTL8019AS chip. Some of them clearly have no > connection to the +12V pin on the ISA bus - a bonus as then all I need > is +5V. I do have a few cards that the +12V line is connected to though. > However, they go to a component that I can't identify. I tried chipdir > and a google search, and although there were some matches, there was no > ID of what it might be. The closest thing was a product table for > transformers. Question is, why would a transformer need +12? Anyway, the > part number seems to be CFUS0509-C. It's a 24 pin wide DIP, and it's a > big tall block, not an IC. > > Any ideas? I know that figuring out what it is won't let me magically > run the card on +5V, but it would make me feel better knowing why I > can't :) > > Thanks, > > Josh > -- > A common mistake that people make when trying to design something > completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete > fools. > -Douglas Adams > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList > mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu