Can anyone spot where I've gone wrong?…

[Short4ATrooper]

So, I got a NeoFett wireless servo and light kit a few years back for the rangefinder. My ESB build was on hold for a while but I’ve recently picked it up again and decided to try to tackle this.


I watched the tutorial (several times) for how to solder the lights and followed along with it as I did it.


The leds are all soldered to the board and NF’s video says to solder the wires to these four contacts. She says it doesn’t matter which one goes where, as long as you remember so that you can plug the wires in to the corresponding wires on the main board.

I know, my soldering is probably the worst you’ve seen. Today was my first time. You can’t really tell from the photo but black is attached to “-“. Brown to “B,” white to “W,” and red to “T.”

Here are the wires plugged in to the corresponding letters on the main board:

I put batteries in and turned it on to test it and…nothing. I can’t spot what I’ve done wrong and in case you hadn’t guessed, I know absolutely nothing about electronics and wiring so I’m completely clueless. Is this whole thing ruined now?

 

[SPY007]

You haven't cleaned your carpet.

 

[Short4ATrooper]

You haven't cleaned your carpet.

Hilarious. It’s a towel. As if I’d be soldering on a white carpet

 

[viewoptic]

Neo Fett should be able to help you. There is a small chance you could have fried something with too much heat from the soldering iron you or could have a damaged lan or have a cold soldering joint. Did you use flux when you soldered? The first possible issue I see is these three random stragglers need to be cut and cleaned up, it looks like the ones at the top are crossed over and touching the lans on the board.

 

[Short4ATrooper]

Thanks so much but I’ve since called it quits on the whole light and servo kit. NF very kindly sent me a replacement board that was pre-soldered for me but I ran into a whole new set of problems with the servo.

Thanks again

 

[BudaFett]

You're better off with no servo. Lighter to troop in, and no electronic complication, and it was never installed in the movie suits.

 

[Short4ATrooper]

You're better off with no servo. Lighter to troop in, and no electronic complication, and it was never installed in the movie suits.

Yea, I’ve since come around to this!

Initially, I wanted it just because it would look cool but I realised, while trooping I would never see it so there’s little point.