Motor shield does not work

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Motor shield does not work

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Hello, and sorry for my bad english, but i need help.
I have arduino mega, and ladyada's motor shield v1.0(http://ladyada.net/make/mshield/) and i want connect 4 DC motors(http://www.dfrobot.com/index.php?route= ... UOuh1d42lu).
Mega powered by USB or 9v jack, Shield powered by 5xAAA battery. I want test one motor, wired him to M1 terminal on motor shield. Then i run typical code for test:

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#include <AFMotor.h>

AF_DCMotor motor(1); 

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(9600);           // set up Serial library at 9600 bps
  Serial.println("Motor test!"); 
  motor.setSpeed(200);     // set the speed to 200/255
}

void loop() {
  Serial.print("tick");
  
  motor.run(FORWARD);      // turn it on going forward
  delay(10000);

  Serial.print("tock");
  motor.run(BACKWARD);     // the other way
  delay(10000);
  
  Serial.print("tack");
  motor.run(RELEASE);      // stopped
  delay(1000);
}
but motor goes not work. When i connect motor directly to battery module, he work.
But when motor connected to shield, he does not work, but sometimes it makes a noise. I use the voltmeter to test a voltage. On the shield's ext_pwr 8V, on the unplugged terminals 6v, but when i plug in motors - voltage drops to 0. Why voltage drops when i connect the motor? I tried to connect a new batteries, and increase the number up to 8 pieces(AAx8), but no effect. May be my shield has broken?
Please help me fix this trouble...
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Re: Motor shield does not work

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Post photos of the front & back of the shield and we'll check your assembly.

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I posted front photo, and later i'll post back photo.
Thnx

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Where did you purchase this shield? It looks like a very old version.
What color is the power led on the front? It looks white in the photo.

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Re: Motor shield does not work

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On ebay
Power led - green color. Sorry, it's a bad photo, on the smartphone

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Re: Motor shield does not work

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May be this old version is incompatible with Arduino Mega?

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It looks like you got a copy of one of our older designs. Can you post a link to the eBay seller?

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I'm sorry, I bought it in the middle of 2012, and am not sure I can find a link to a specific seller. I will look.
and what do you think about my problem? Do you think, the shield is bad?

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Considering that it came from eBay, is an obsolete design and appears to have non-standard parts, I believe what you have is a counterfeit board. You should contact the seller for a refund.

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