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Last question before I surrender. I swapped the IC in the dim quadrant (100 quad) and got this weird result: The whole board became non-responsive. Half the LEDs are lit up, but dully (including in a previously dead quadrant!). None of the…
Thanks Windell. I hugely appreciate the intervention. I will go deeper into this over the weekend, but a few quick answers
I replaced the one LED and still have the same situation with the dead ones, but I will reexamine it more closely on the weeke…
Hi WindellThanksRE: The first step is to check the 5 LEDs that are not lighting up to see what the issue is. Check to see, for example, if any of the LEDs is backwards by looking for the flat sides of the collars. Check to see if any of those LEDs…
I've now completed all four boards. I also have a quadrant that is very dim. The lights all work, but they are not bright like the other LEDs. Any thoughts on that? Again, thanks from a novice.
Addendum to my previous note. None of the LEDs respond to movement in the light or the dark, but most of the LEDs in the dead quadrant do have a dim glow. 5 of the LEDs in the quadrant (in a W shape) do not have any glow. Thanks, and I appreciate th…