Working on my first builds...
Including an amp kit that is not powering up, but results in a very hot battery after a minute.
Any assistance with where to start troubleshooting would be appreciated.
No wires seemed crossed, but in fear that perhaps my lack of soldering experience might be adding to the malfunction?
Thank you in advance...
Mark
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A hot battery means a short.
Use a multi-meter and check the battery connector for a short between the connectors that clip to the battery.
Also you may want to put electrical tape on the legs of the LED. that circuit has a load resister on the board so it won't short the battery but they could cause another problem later.
Darryl is right,.a hot battery indicates a direct short across the battery.., You need to probe the circuit with a multi meter and I would not suspect the PCB just yet.,,.I fix stuff like this 5 days a week and the short could be very small.,.,the thickness of a hair.,.,your looking for a short on the power side of the circuit and it could be the LED is in backwards or a stray strand of wire or a solder bridge..,
If this is beyond your knowledge base I would seek a friend or electronics minded person in your area.,.,sorry I can't be of more help but I have not used one of these particular boards.,.,anyone got a pic of a working PCB.,.,??
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Thank you for your time and attention!
That all looks ok to me Mark, maybe someone else can spot something, or get in touch with Gitty, your soldering looks ok and no obvious shorts i can see, does the led light up when you switch on?
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The hot battery , to me, seems to indicate that you might have a dead short in your wiring somehow, as if you have the ground wire not completing the circuit properly, check all wires are going to the correct terminals at all fittings, a good pic, showing all connections might help