how do i supply power to my servos and atmega board using a 12v wall source

[rox2007]

i used the voltage regulator to churn out 5v to my atmega. I wanted to test my code for my servos so i connected it to the churned out 5v and fireworks went off. i fried my atmega . luckily i have another one. is there a way around this or do i have to use a nimh or li battery.
thank you

[airman00]

servos use between 4.8 -6 volts

either get a switching regulator for the 12V to make it into 6 volts , or just  get separate batteries

[paulstreats]

Did you connect the servos up right?

I regularly use servos through the regulated 5v source along with an mcu. I know youre not supposed to but i havent had any problems yet. The only thing that should be an issue is the 5v regulator, if it gets too hot it will die although they quite often just shut down until they cool off again, also an issue that ive never had with a 5v regulator - although i only ever use a 9.8v wall power sopurce or batteries.
It might be worth checking the voltage on your wall power source since mines supposed to be a straight 6v but it actually produces 9.8v. The higher your input voltage the hotter the regulator will get

[airman00]

how much amps does your regulator regulate out ?

what is the part number of the regulator

[rox2007]

IC REG POS 5V 1.0A 4% TOL TO-220

its the 7805.

[airman00]

yea 1 amp may not be  enough for your servos( though it really should be)

did you perhaps short out the atmega???

[rox2007]

i really dont know what happened, but my atmega stopped working even thought it was receiving power. i guess i'll just buy a battery pack for the servos

[Admin]

When you say fireworks, you mean you saw sparks?

That means you have a short somewhere in your circuit . . .

[rox2007]

it was just an expression. i got 4 1.5v aa batteries for the servo