Just finished building my clock (very fun by the way). And its working great, EXCEPT there is one digit on the display that is VERY dim.
Any ideas? Bad solder joints? Need to clean off the flux?
One Digit very dim
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One Digit very dim
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Re: One Digit very dim
I assume you are referring to the last digit. This is typical with the Ice Tube and mentioned in the FAQ. There are several threads on the subject as well. Some users have come up with a firmware modification that brightens it up.
http://forums.adafruit.com/viewtopic.php?f=41&t=23586
http://forums.adafruit.com/viewtopic.php?f=41&t=23586
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Re: One Digit very dim
It's actually not the last digit, but rather one of the digits in the middle. It's circled in the picture above.
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Re: One Digit very dim
In that case, it is most likely a marginal solder joint on the tube-board or the header on the main board. If you post photos of the solder-side of both boards we'll take a look.
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