Um... In your picture you have attached the power and ground to the anchor points for the usb connector. The four pins in the middle, power/data/data/ground is where you want to be. one on each end, you can ignore the two middle pins. Am I wrong? So if nothing works at all it may be because you haven't connected to any power source. I may be wrong, but I don't think the anchor points are even grounded.
I'm pretty sure these are the two points you wanna use:
You are still connecting to the wrong holes. Those are the mounting holes for the USB jack - not the power and ground outputs of the boost converter.
Look at the diagram posted by Syn7. I have also marked up your photo below. You need to connect to the holes highlighted in yellow.
Your revised diagram worked, however I am back to square one.
My initial post from a few months ago explained the situation that the light would start to flicker after a few moments. The previous post stated I needed to by a Traco Power convertor. I need to know how to incorporate this. The attached PDF was deemed correct by a previous administrator. Clearly it is not.
Do let me know how to correctly incorporate the convertor to prevent the light from flickering.
The Traco can only produce a steady output voltage if it has a steady input voltage. Your flickering light is likely due to a loose connection. If you post a close-up of your soldering and other connections we can check them for you.
Ok, I've soldered all of the lines to the LED, minty boost, and battery lines. The light is now staying on. However, after 30 minutes the light abruptly turned off. The batteries were very warm and the chip on the minty boost was extremely hot. Any ideas on that?
Also, a previous admin stated I needed to buy the TRACO power unit. Is this something I will need? Otherwise it was not needed and I'd like to return for refund / exchange.