Powerboost 500 Basic Not Working

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Powerboost 500 Basic Not Working

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I got my powerboost 500 basic last night and I am unable to get it working. When I connect the battery (3.7 150mAh) to the board the red LED next to the battery input blinks once and then nothing. I am not measuring any voltage on the output and When I measure 2.8 ohms.

Any idea whats wrong?

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Re: Powerboost 500 Basic Not Working

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could you post pictures of your connections and the board? Is the battery charged or dead? If it is dead try charging it first and see if that helps.

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Re: Powerboost 500 Basic Not Working

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Yeah the battery is fully charged and works fine when I plug it into another project.
Here are the pictures of the connections.
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Re: Powerboost 500 Basic Not Working

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Any Word on this?

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Re: Powerboost 500 Basic Not Working

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If your input is between 1.8 and 5 volts I don't see anything else that you could fix. Please email [email protected] with a link to this thread for a replacement.

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