TV BGone isn't showing life

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TV BGone isn't showing life

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My son and I just finished assembling the kit and followed the image on the tutorial page as close as we could. We also notice that in our kit there were two extra pieces that we did not solder on because they were not in the v1.2 kit image on your page.

Here are images from our project.

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Top side of the board
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Bottom side of the board
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Basically the symptom is that nothing happens when the button is depressed. I used a meter to see if the button is working and the needle moves when the button is depressed so I know it's getting power. The green LED doesn't light up though. Could that be the problem?

Regards,
Jason

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Re: TV BGone isn't showing life

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Hi - Your pictures didn't come through. Use the "upload attachment" tab. Make sure you click "add the file" after you choose the file. Click the "inline" box to insert the picture inline with your post. Click the 'Preview" button to make sure it looks right before you submit.

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Re: TV BGone isn't showing life

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Main board
Main board
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Here is the main board.

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Re: TV BGone isn't showing life

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Thanks!
We could also use a picture of the solder side...

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Re: TV BGone isn't showing life

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The assembly instructions include a test right after the battery leads are attached and the IC is inserted. The indicator LED should be blinking at that point. Did you see the LED blinking then?

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Re: TV BGone isn't showing life

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nope

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Re: TV BGone isn't showing life

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That wold have been the time to stop and ask for help. I'll need to see a picture of the solder side.

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