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Jedi Knight
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US 2.0 Troubleshooting
Yep....already!!
So here's my dilema and I don't expect a quick fix seeing as hardly anybody has got there's going yet, but I digress.
So here's my set up...
US 2.0
4AAA batt pack (my rechargeables ended up not fitting correctly)
momentary switch from TCSS (the normal run of the mill one)
TCSS premium speaker
So first off it took about ten tries to get the board to even acknowledge the batteries where in. Now I can't even get it to go through the entire setup menu without the board resetting itself or just losing power completely.
I think it's either the switch which is kinda old, it was the first one I bought from here and it's been in no less than 4 sabers.
Or its the pack that has been in and out of a few sabers as well.
Sound like I'm on the right track?
I do have another US 2.0 I could test out if all else fails
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Wow I thought I was the only one that had problems with the board reading batteries.
Even when it did read the battery the board would just shut itself off and I'd have to replug the battery in a couple times to get it running again, even cut off when I was trying to set the board.
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Jedi Knight
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I am using a spring pack the 4AAA pack from the store w/ brand new fresh out the pack cells. No recharge port or killswitch for the time being.
I'm gonna eat and then change the switch out and see what that does.
I'll also change out the batteries/battery pack if that doesn't work.
I'll post those results later tonight.
If unsuccessful I'll wire up the other board tomorrow and see what happens.
I haven't seen anyone posting issues on FX-sabers yet, so I will remain hopefull at least until I've tested everything.
EDIT: NOT THE SWITCH
Last edited by Darth Leximus; 11-26-2008 at 07:48 PM.
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Mine is doing the same thing.
I check all connections and solder points, all look good.
Tried different switches, same thing.
I have 6 volts going to the board, and I’m using tested good batteries.
I probed at the board to check the switch. I have full continuity when operating it. The speaker I’m using works, same for the led (lux 3 red)
It just won’t boot up unless I keep disconnecting and reconnecting the battery. After a couple times of doing this and letting it sit for a bit, it eventually boots and then when I go into set-up I can set my led type and save it and the led works, but when I go to the next step for setting frequency, the whole thing stops working. Push the button and nothing. The blade is still lit but it’s like I’m locked out. That’s as far as I can get.
Then I have to start the whole thing over again.
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Jedi Knight
Sith Acolyte
Ok so its not the switch, the batteries, or the battery pack.....
This is starting to not look so good
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Jedi Knight
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OK who's ready for bad news......
The other board works fine with the same exact setup.
It took a couple tries for it to recognize the batteries, but once it did it's been fine I've had it off and on a couple times and through the menus and it hasn't reset or turned off at all.
EDIT::
Scratch that the other one is doing the same thing now
Last edited by Darth Leximus; 11-26-2008 at 08:31 PM.
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I’m using brand new fresh and tested batteries. I tried 6 volts with a lux 3 and 9 volts with a lux 5, both with different battery holders and I get the same thing. After playing with it a while and cycling through a couple hundred times, I can get through the menu, but not without it shutting down somewhere along the way. Then your back to playing the disconnecting the battery game again.
It’s really erratic.
I have 2 more and I'll test them also.
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