rahasiyam Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Hi ! Since my problem with the 1.2.9 Firmware few weeks ago, one of my LED strip doesn't work anymore. I have tested the connexion between the motherboard and the connector and I have seen that the white wire doesn't have power between the beginning of the connector to the next "C1" resistor/whatever things. So with that issu, all the strip doesn't work, but all the others work (same side and other side). My question is : can I bypass the "C1" resistor/whatever and connect a wire directly from 1 to 2 ? OR maybe it's the LED who is dead and cut the whole circuit. Thanks ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musk Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Sounds like the same problem I had. Solved by cutting the first light off and soldering to the new connector, thread here: http://forum.electricunicycle.org/topic/2150-led-rings-half-illuminated-fixed-with-tips/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rahasiyam Posted December 22, 2015 Author Share Posted December 22, 2015 I have read that post. Thank you ! What manipulation you have made when you said "cutting the first led" ? If I bypass with a wire from 1 to 2 it will be work too ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musk Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 I think the bypass would work, but I'm not an electrician. If you want to cut, you can cut through the middle of the 3 connectors, you can see an image of scissors on the front of the strip and a black line showing where to cut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rahasiyam Posted December 22, 2015 Author Share Posted December 22, 2015 Ho ok I see. Do you have a picture from your strip after the cut ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musk Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 I don't, but I marked up your image. red shows where to cut. Green shows where to move the connectors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rahasiyam Posted December 22, 2015 Author Share Posted December 22, 2015 Ok I see what you mean So maybe my idea must be work too... I will try. I'll keep you in touch ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranium Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 5 hours ago, rahasiyam said: I have read that post. Thank you ! What manipulation you have made when you said "cutting the first led" ? If I bypass with a wire from 1 to 2 it will be work too ? If you bypass the white wire (Din) to the next copper Din pad, it will do the same. The white wire is the signal wire. The LED will receive the signal get the data off of it that it needs and then pass the remaining signal on down to the next wire. But as others have pointed out, cutting off the bad LED will be better and will look cleaner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rahasiyam Posted December 22, 2015 Author Share Posted December 22, 2015 You're right. I have tested with a simple wire to connect to the white wire to the other and nothing. So this is it. It works now. I have put some tape on the wires to protect from the weather. On the first picture, I have added some lined heat shrink tubing on the connexion and also before because the wires was damaged (only the plastic). Thanks for your help guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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