TV-B-Gone Functions but will not stop cycling codes

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TV-B-Gone Functions but will not stop cycling codes

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As soon as I insert the batteries my TV-B-Gone starts cycling the codes. I don't have to press the switch. Pressing the switch I believe is resetting the device to start at the beginning but it doesn't stop after the 2 Minute mark. Do you have any idea what part I can check? :mrgreen:

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If you post clear photos of the front & back of the board we can check the assembly.

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Hello, here are a few pictures. I am fairly certain this has something to do with my solder work. This was the first project I soldered since high school :D.
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The soldering looks good for the most part. One leg of C2 looks strange. It doesn't look like there is enough solder there to make a reliable joint.

Also, you have a few solder spatters and a stray wire strand on the positive battery lead. You should clean these up so they don't break loose and cause a short circuit.

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I have the same problem. Could it be that the switch is inserted wrong? As soon as I put the batteries in, the Tv-B-Gone starts doing it's thing, and sometimes it will not turn itself until after a few minutes. Im not positive, but I believe that I caught it turning itself on once or twice too.

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Adam_tlllls - The switch is symmetrical. There are only 2 ways to insert it and both will work. If you post photos of the front & back of the board we'll check your assembly.

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Here's a pick of the front. Can you tell what the problem. I don't necessarily want to photo the back until I can get some more of that special tape that holds it all together. If it helps at all, I noticed that it turned on before I pushed the button, when I tested it with only the battery pack, R5, ceramic capacitor, switch, led, and micro-controller soldered in. I am fairly confident in my solder work as I have been soldering for a good 8 years before this project. I checked my work to make sure that I did not bridge any connections, and supplied sufficient solder to each connection. Although I have been wrong before.
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The top-side solder and component placement all look good.
If you have a multimeter, check the resistance across the reset button (use any two diagonal pairs of pins).

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I get 30 ohms when testing one one set of connections and don't get any resistance when testing another.

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and don't get any resistance when testing another.
Can you clarify? Do you measure 0 ohms, or an open circuit?

Also, if you are measuring diagonally opposite corners, it should be the same for both diagonals. Measure again.

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I measured again. I am getting 30 ohms on one set of diagonal connections, and an open circuit on the other. Something may be wrong with the switch maybe?

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Something odd there. Remove the switch from the board and do the same measurements on just the pads.

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I hate to hijack a thread, but I'm having the same issue. At first I thought it was because I mistakenly added r2, but I removed it with no change.
I removed the switch, and am measuring an open circuit across both diagonal pairs on the switch. Same goes for the pads.

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@Wimbley - post photos of the front & back of your board.

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Photos. Chip was removed before I desoldered the switch. Put the chip back in, issue persists.
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