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    Default Petit Crouton V3 switch wiring and start up issues

    Alright Ladies and Gentlemen you guessed it. First Saber. But before you roll your eyes and say here we go, I just want you to know I have read through the forums for weeks and cannot figure this out. I've done dozens of tests with the switches and PC but I still cant get it to start up right.

    Here is the gear I am using:

    PC V3
    2 AA 3.6v Li-ion batteries
    2w 28mm bass speaker
    deep red rebel LED
    16mm latching switch with red LED
    16mm momentary switch with blue LED


    So the speaker, LED, and sound effects all work when I put the batteries in and the normal start sounds play followed by the soft hum. However, when I tried wiring in the switches and powering them up the saber would beep like it had a heart beat or would sporadically start up and turn off. The LED and speaker wouldn't be in sink either. And then there's this weird animal sound. When I press the swtiches the weird things I said before would happen and Im just frustated.

    I think my issues lie in how I am wiring the switches. I have no idea how to wire them. Every diagram I've found I have tried and it hasn't worked. Can someone please point out the obvious thing I've been doing wrong and explain how to wire the switches correctly?

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    First off, Welcome to the Forums.

    What I (we) would need to see is several good high quality pictures that show how you currently have things wired. Offhand I would guess that you may not have them configured correctly in the config file based on what you have said so far. Here are the pics I would need to see - wiring in the switch area, wiring of each of the switches in question, I'll need to know which type of switch is being used for what (I can guess, but I want to hear you confirm it).

    Once you have posted these things, we can go from there.
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    IMG_0315.jpg
    The first image is the momentary swtch, the second image is the latching switch, the third is the bottom of my PC where I had to solder the red wires for the switches because I suck at soldering, the fourth is the tyoe of battery im using, the fifth is my LED
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    The sixth one has the latching switch on the bottom and the momentary switch on the top. The attached image is obviously the top of my PC

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    Waaaay too much exposed wiring. The ones on the switch terminals don't look they have solder on them at all, and they should have heatshrink over the terminals coming off the switch. The underside of your board cannot be used for your switches. They have to be soldered to the top of the board.

    You could have a short coming from anywhere, really. I hate to be the bearer of bad news but you need to strip that board and start over. I would suggest practicing soldering before you go to try to tackle the card again.

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