CLUE not powering up with battery
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- mvn
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Re: CLUE not powering up with battery
I swapped the pins in the JST and things are good now. I have asked Sales to cancel the replacement. Is swapped JST polarity a common issue with https://www.adafruit.com/product/727? Also, I find no polarity indicators on the CLUE board itself. That might be a good addition in the future. Thanks all!
- adafruit_support_carter
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Re: CLUE not powering up with battery
Yah, that would definitely help. I think that's been noted before and may get added in future revs.Also, I find no polarity indicators on the CLUE board itself.
Swapped leads has happened before on some of these. It's very rare though. If you can, please post a photo of it and I'll pass it on so QA knows.
Sorry that happened but glad we figured it out.
@l8throp Awesome suggestion! Thanks!
- mvn
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Re: CLUE not powering up with battery
Can't photo the item anymore as I swapped the leads (pretty easy to do if you have a VERY pointy stick -- titanium toothpicks work well). I'll try to remember if there is a next time :)
- kevinjwalters
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Re: CLUE not powering up with battery
I've had to do this with 3rd party lithium polymer batteries (GNB AKA GaoNeng) but it's very surprising to see it on that battery holder.
On a battery holder you can remove the batteries to avoid the risks of shorts but I used a wooden cocktail stick because that's not an option with a LiPo and something non conductive is safer.
On a battery holder you can remove the batteries to avoid the risks of shorts but I used a wooden cocktail stick because that's not an option with a LiPo and something non conductive is safer.
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