Hello Adafruit!
I apologize if I'm hijacking your thread or anything like that, but I can't figure out how to start my own (please try to help me anyways).
So, I recently purchased your TV-B-Gone Kit, and I constructed it and everything. Followed the instructions to the T. To my dismay, the green LED does not blink, nor do the IR LEDs light up on video camera. I can't turn on or off my home tv, even standing from five feet away. My main problem is that when I place the batteries in their respective holder, they start to give off smoke (which I determined as very bad) so I quickly took them out, checked all my solderings, rechecked the instructions, and put them back in. They smoke again. I took them out and have concluded that I am thoroughly stuck.
I would much appreciate any insight as to what is causing this problem!
Thank you so much,
Cole
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Re: need help
Could you post large (less than 1meg,~800x600), clear, detailed pictures of both sides of your board showing any soldering you have done and the connections to it?
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