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by ig65
Wed Jun 26, 2013 4:06 am
Forum: Assembly instructions for the Thinkgeek nixie thermometer
Topic: Troubleshooting
Replies: 119
Views: 320272

Re: Troubleshooting

R14 checks out as 100R. I sent you an email with a couple of photos of the board.
by ig65
Mon Jun 17, 2013 9:08 pm
Forum: Assembly instructions for the Thinkgeek nixie thermometer
Topic: Troubleshooting
Replies: 119
Views: 320272

Re: Troubleshooting

I removed C4 (unfortunately destroying it in the process, but that's no big deal) with no change. I've checked everything else I can think of and am not finding anything. Can you give me some pointers on exactly what to check?
by ig65
Fri Jun 14, 2013 5:02 am
Forum: Assembly instructions for the Thinkgeek nixie thermometer
Topic: Troubleshooting
Replies: 119
Views: 320272

Re: Troubleshooting

R14 reads 5v on the right side and the left fluctuates between .05 and .33

Should I replace C4 with another 10n ceramic capacitor?
by ig65
Thu Jun 13, 2013 2:50 am
Forum: Assembly instructions for the Thinkgeek nixie thermometer
Topic: Troubleshooting
Replies: 119
Views: 320272

Re: Troubleshooting

IC3 shows 0.1V / 0.0V / 0.1V for it's 3 pins I'm not sure how to tell which pin is 10 on IC1. As I look down at the top of the board with the front of the nixies facing me, starting from the upper left end I get: 2.3 / 5 / 0 / .02 / 0 / .02 / 0 / 0 / 0 on the row nearest me starting from the left I ...
by ig65
Wed Jun 12, 2013 5:19 am
Forum: Assembly instructions for the Thinkgeek nixie thermometer
Topic: Troubleshooting
Replies: 119
Views: 320272

Re: Troubleshooting

The IR LED does indeed glow faintly now. Still no luck on getting the nixies or blue LEDs to light up. I will send you a pic of the board.
by ig65
Mon Jun 10, 2013 3:29 am
Forum: Assembly instructions for the Thinkgeek nixie thermometer
Topic: Troubleshooting
Replies: 119
Views: 320272

Re: Troubleshooting

I turned it around, and now am reading 2.8 across R2, and 1.15 across the IR LED. Still won't display anything.
by ig65
Sat Jun 08, 2013 5:35 pm
Forum: Assembly instructions for the Thinkgeek nixie thermometer
Topic: Troubleshooting
Replies: 119
Views: 320272

Re: Troubleshooting

Across the pins of the IR LED I get 4.4, but across R2 I get 0.0.
by ig65
Mon Jun 03, 2013 4:16 am
Forum: Assembly instructions for the Thinkgeek nixie thermometer
Topic: Troubleshooting
Replies: 119
Views: 320272

Re: Troubleshooting

Ah, I had missed the solder bridge. Unfortunately that didn't fix the issue though. It looks like my IR LED is not working. What specifics should I look for in a replacement?
by ig65
Sun Jun 02, 2013 3:35 am
Forum: Assembly instructions for the Thinkgeek nixie thermometer
Topic: Troubleshooting
Replies: 119
Views: 320272

Re: Troubleshooting

Tony, I got the kit put together and everything worked (all blue LEDs lit and tubes displayed temp in F and humidity) except I couldn't change modes using the IR LED. I unplugged it, checked all the connections, re-powered it and everything worked except no mode change and now it displayed in K. The...