Joe Jedi Wiring Help Needed (big time)

[ThreeQuadFive]

Hello all.

My joe jedi board arrived this morning and..I'm not sure what the previous owner was doing.

I can't figure out based on existing diagrams floating around what to do here.

Specifically...

What is the power (+ and -) connection here?
Which is the speaker connection?
Which is the power switch connector?

I'm nominally going to just use this as a sound board and not use it for driving a LED at all (maybe an accent down the road) but for now just use it in tandum with a resitor driven setup and if need be down the road the more advanced wiring diagram using a DPDT and all.

Here are the pics:

Underside:


Clash:


Color selector side?

[ThreeQuadFive]

Ok, I believe I've figured it out based on another thread.

VCC = power + (to battery + and speaker +)
ground = power -
spk = speaker -

I'll have to use the DPDT to switch it and the LED on.

[xl97]

looks like he used 'speaker' wire for the questions you had on speaker/+/-


looks like the switch was taken off..however you can use th eunderside of the board:




I would also suggest you check out this diagram:
http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/wi...er/wiring.aspx

under the misc. diagrams tab.. (theres only two currently)

but this will deal with the 616 board set-up with DPDT switch and using a buck puck (much better solution)..also using the diode(s) so you do NOT loose the power down sound..

[ThreeQuadFive]

Are we sure this handles 4aaa?
I wired switch leads to a latching switch (push on/off) and not getting anything from the board.
Could be dead..was sold as is but claimed to be working. Wondering if I'm doing something wrong or what.

[xl97]

I believe it does.. not more than 6V...

you can always try a smaller pack to be safe..

could be he sold you a bad board too..

[ThreeQuadFive]

I think its a dud.
I double checked my wiring (did reverse the + - on the batt somehow..was using two 9v connectors so that may be lol), but still..

switched speakers
switched bat packs
switched switches

no dice.

[Invisas1979]

looks like he used 'speaker' wire for the questions you had on speaker/+/-


looks like the switch was taken off..however you can use th eunderside of the board:




I would also suggest you check out this diagram:
http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/wi...er/wiring.aspx

under the misc. diagrams tab.. (theres only two currently)

but this will deal with the 616 board set-up with DPDT switch and using a buck puck (much better solution)..also using the diode(s) so you do NOT loose the power down sound..

Hey Xl on the mock up of the board you have done, on the reverse you have two little red lines. Are this showing the two pins you need to attach the LED to on the reverse of the original switch?

[xl97]

huh?


I believe those are the two solder pads to use or your main switch..

the current slider switch on the board is ONLY for changing between JEDI/SITH sounds (and changing the color of the led....but your not using that tri-color led...nor using the board to drive an LED)