Crickit Died in <1 day

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gallaugher
 
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Crickit Died in <1 day

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Hi!
I've had great luck with all of my Adafruit products so far - my students, as well - but a CPX Crickit stopped working after less than a day, mid-test when running in a two-wheeled robot chassis. Power that works on other Crickits, when plugged into the 2.1 jack on the failed crickit, doesn't produce any lights at all on the board.
Is my board bad? Seems so if working power doesn't get any results on this board. And if it's bad, is there an opportunity to exchange?
Also - what's the best forum sub-group for posting Crickit questions?
Thanks for everything!
J

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Re: Crickit Died in <1 day

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Are you testing the Crickit alone or do you have other things connected to it? Have you checked the power switch to make sure it's set to on? When did you order these?

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Re: Crickit Died in <1 day

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And yes I am a bonehead - I hadn't recognized that the off switch flicked. Strange this happened mid-run. Now I know what to look out for. Thanks for helping me sleuth this out!
J

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