F5F Stay Refreshed Hardware Desktop The RGB lights aren't displaying green.

The RGB lights aren't displaying green.

The RGB lights aren't displaying green.

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AmazinglyCool
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02-03-2016, 03:07 PM
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I just got these 4-pin RGB strips, each 25 feet long. I was testing them by connecting the three pins to R, G, and B with a paper clip. Now the green lights aren’t working fully. Could it be that I accidentally shorted the green pad to the positive wire? I don’t have any schematics for RGB LEDs online. Help would be appreciated!
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AmazinglyCool
02-03-2016, 03:07 PM #1

I just got these 4-pin RGB strips, each 25 feet long. I was testing them by connecting the three pins to R, G, and B with a paper clip. Now the green lights aren’t working fully. Could it be that I accidentally shorted the green pad to the positive wire? I don’t have any schematics for RGB LEDs online. Help would be appreciated!

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999GOT666
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02-03-2016, 04:01 PM
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It seems like you were really frustrated when it stopped working. Good luck with the rest of it.
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999GOT666
02-03-2016, 04:01 PM #2

It seems like you were really frustrated when it stopped working. Good luck with the rest of it.

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02-10-2016, 02:00 AM
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Paper clips are a bad idea. Those strips are made for specific voltages and you probably burnt some leds and/or resistors along the way. Is it a strip that can be cut ? You may try cutting some length and maybe you did only fry a few leds and the rest can still work. No guarantee.
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02-10-2016, 02:00 AM #3

Paper clips are a bad idea. Those strips are made for specific voltages and you probably burnt some leds and/or resistors along the way. Is it a strip that can be cut ? You may try cutting some length and maybe you did only fry a few leds and the rest can still work. No guarantee.

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