Del's Titanic build. Academy limited edition

[boatman]

Reluctantly removed a lot of decking this morning, I've left the stairs in as there is no reference to a replacement that I can see, I can and will remove them later if required though.

LED strip's placed into hull (once I managed to unstick them from my fingers/eyebrows etc...the STICKIEST adhesive I've ever come across....think flypaper)

Hull pre-painted so that Vallejo red hull paint was a tad pointless!!![ATTACH]415534[/ATTACH][ATTACH]415535[/ATTACH]

LED strip's placed into hull (once I managed to unstick them from my fingers/eyebrows etc...the STICKIEST adhesive I've ever come across....think flypaper)
(Del Quote )
HI Del they are the same led's strips ive put in my tiger hanger bay but how on earth did you get them stuck to your eyebrows ? oh an a nice start by the way looking forward to this build
chris

[Del640]

Ok, so it would appear the LEDS are not working, strangely the part described 'power' is a metal pin the you thread part of the wiring through.
There's no obvious on/off switch, it's all wired correctly but my gut feeling is that power button not doing whatever it's supposed to do.

Any ideas?

[boatman]

DEL IM BUSY now at the moment but if no one got any ideas i'll have a look at your wirein this eve an ask you some question ok ?
chris ps as you leds look the same as mine an what voltage are they ?
CHRIS

[Del640]

DEL IM BUSY now at the moment but if no one got any ideas i'll have a look at your wirein this eve an ask you some question ok ?
chris ps as you leds look the same as mine an what voltage are they ?
CHRIS

Cheers Chris, they say DC 5V?

[Guest]

Seems like an odd thing to suggest, but is the 'power' button similar to a touch lamp? I would try touching it to see what happens.

Otherwise check all connections, solder joints and connector orientations is all I can suggest!

[Del640]

Seems like an odd thing to suggest, but is the 'power' button similar to a touch lamp? I would try touching it to see what happens.

Otherwise check all connections, solder joints and connector orientations is all I can suggest!

I thought that but it doesn't react in any form, all connections look firm and its wired correctly...it's baffled me.

Oh....and rigging, don't get me started on rigging!

[Guest]

I thought that but it doesn't react in any form, all connections look firm and its wired correctly...it's baffled me.

Oh....and rigging, don't get me started on rigging!

Hmm....have you tried wiring the yellow switch board the other way round?

[Del640]

Hmm....have you tried wiring the yellow switch board the other way round?

Nope!

[Del640]

....started on some steps and lifeboat winches....and rigging.

[Del640]

Well, this is frustrating...my son's looked at the led and cannot see any other reason for them not working other than they're faulty.

Connected up correctly, brand new batteries and all wiring intact and firm.

This is a problem, I can't move on until the lights are remedied, I can't see Academy helping out so I may have to bite the bullet and get some led strips off Amazon or similar....suggestions welcome!

(The LEDs are four strips so nothing complicated)

Del

[Guest]

[Guest]

Test the led’s by connecting them directly to the power without the switch. If they light up it’s the switch.

[boatman]

HI DEL have you sorted the led prob ?
chris

[Del640]

HI DEL have you sorted the led prob ?
chris

Not yet...just going to link them directly to see if it's the switch

[boatman]

Not yet...just going to link them directly to see if it's the switch

NOW Del thats what i was goin to say but on one led strip just can you just put the red poitive wire to the pos on batts an black wire to the negitve just to see if you can one strip workin an do they need or have a resistor fitted ?