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Hardware => Lynx Zeus => Topic started by: taybrynn on November 12, 2014,
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Ok, I was so-o frustrated after having 3 of 7 channels on my Zeus v2 UNABLE to accept programming using the SS utility. I tried re-flashing the PIC many times, tried checking the wires. But finally figured out that I had 3 bad quick connectors (1 of the 3 wires didn't make a thru connection) ... that was my problem. So testing these is a MUST, esp. if you ever have this kind of mind numbing problem getting a channel to program. I tested all 3 and they all had 1 or 2 wires (of 3) which didn't make a thru connection. Replaced with 3 good (and tested) quick connectors ... and all problems solved, and first Zeus v2 is flawless -- THANK GOD !
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I feel your pain. I had the same issue the other day. It was a pain to troubleshoot. I learned my lesson. I have had about 5 bad ones so far this year from Ray.
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Testing all of them before splicing them is a mandatory requirement after bad ones last year and this year !
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I tend to get 1 bad one in a batch of 25, but had a good scare the other day thinking I had 4 of my crazy shipping cost 5' and 10' extensions bad I checked the pigtail to be bad for data, but good for ground and power.
Would like to figure out a quick tester that would have some leds to tell you if they are good or not, shorted or not, or just not connected.
Alan