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    Rob replied to the topic Powering an Adafruit FONA in the forum Mayfly Data Logger 6 years ago

    That’s very helpful, thanks. In the past I had good results with custom shields that connected the FONA’s Batt pin to the Stalker’s VCC pin, but the new design uses a diode that cannot handle the current necessary.

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    Rob started the topic Powering an Adafruit FONA in the forum Mayfly Data Logger 6 years ago

    Greetings,

    I recently received two Mayfly v0.5 units which I am evaluating. I used to use the Seeeduino Stalker v3.0 for projects, but I find the v3.1 they have replaced it with, among other problems, will not put out enough power to run an Adafruit FONA 808. Fixing this requires desoldering a surface-mount diode and shorting the pads, which is a…[Read more]

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    Rob became a registered member 6 years ago