Lumazoid not working

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  • February 4, 2017 at 6:12 pm #8753
    gscott1962
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    No lights nothing

    February 4, 2017 at 7:13 pm #8754
    Michael
    Keymaster

    When you power it, does the blue LED one the Lumazoid board come on?
    How are you powering the Lumazoid? It requires a 5V supply, center positive. It must be able to deliver 2A minimum.
    Exactly which kind of LED strip did you connect?

    February 5, 2017 at 10:40 am #8755
    gscott1962
    Participant

    I am using a 5v 2a power supply? no blue light? ws2812b light strips

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    February 5, 2017 at 11:02 am #8757
    Michael
    Keymaster

    Is the power supply center positive?

    I test every Lumazoid before shipment, so I’m not sure how it could stop working. Have you soldered a connector for the LEDs? Did you power it on before doing that?

    February 5, 2017 at 11:12 am #8758
    gscott1962
    Participant

    yes sir it is center positive is there any other way to power the board?

    February 5, 2017 at 11:15 am #8759
    Michael
    Keymaster

    You could try connecting the power source directly to the 5V and GND pins where you soldered the LED connector, but we need to figure out why the board is not working when you apply power.

    Can you use a multimeter to see if you have shorted 5V and GND together when soldering the LED connector?

    Does anything get hot when you try to power it?

    February 5, 2017 at 11:25 am #8760
    gscott1962
    Participant

    checked all conections with meter all good I have power going to it but nothing after not ever 5v on the led side?

    February 5, 2017 at 11:45 am #8761
    Michael
    Keymaster

    So, you are saying that there is not continuity between the power jack (the connection at the end of it) and the 5V pad where the LEDs connect?

    (There was when I tested it, because I connect an LED strip with pins to 3 pads for the LEDs, and I connect a power supply to the jack.)

    Maybe you can send a picture of your LED strip connection.

    February 5, 2017 at 2:52 pm #8762
    gscott1962
    Participant

    I think there is something wrong at the power input! And I don’t believe at any point have I said it was your board as you are implying it was connected wrong??? as I said no blue light no continuity or 5v where the leds connect? the only thing that reads continuity is the ground???

    February 5, 2017 at 3:24 pm #8763
    Michael
    Keymaster

    Ok, I’m just having a hard time understanding. I will send you a replacement board along with return postage for the bad unit. You can drop the bad unit in the same box as the new one and put the return label on the box. That way I can diagnose the bad unit and find out what is wrong.

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