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Breath of the Wild Sword

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Hey Everyone,

I read most of the posts on the Zelda guardian sword, but couldn't find what I am having an issue with. I have everything wired exactly like the diagram provided and I used CircuitPython code to my Trinket M0.

The LEDs work AMAZING and are all the correct colors. My issue though, is when I plug the battery in the Lipo Backpack, the LEDs light up regardless if the slide switch is on or off.

My plan is to re-solder the slide switch again, but does anyone have any idea (besides maybe bad soldering) why this might be happening? Ill update my post if the re-soldering does or doesn't work.

Thank you for your time.

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Re: Breath of the Wild Sword

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No luck for me. I soldered and soldered and can not get the slide switch to work. I had spare toggle switches that I also tried and same thing. Once the battery is plugged in I can’t toggle on or off it just stays on. Please help me! Lol
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Re: Breath of the Wild Sword

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Here are a few more pictures
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Re: Breath of the Wild Sword

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It looks like you need to use some flux on the joints at the PCB. I see a lot of exposed gold there, which often means the solder isn't making a good connection to the pad.

Take a look at our soldering tutorial, give each joint a dab of flux, and reheat them. You want a smooth, shiny cone that covers the pad and sweeps up to the pin:

https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-gui ... -soldering

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Re: Breath of the Wild Sword

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Thank you for the advice! I will try it out!

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