The sabers must not be tampered with, modified, or have any parts or screws removed from the hilt. You run the risk of harming yourself if you lack knowledge. Also, if you tamper with the saber or remove screws and parts from the grip that shouldn’t be removed, Saber Force won’t be responsible for any damage or malfunction that results. Please get in touch with us if you have any questions.
Always use a 5V, 1A charging adapter to charge the saber safely. You could harm the saber’s internal components if you use the wrong charging adapter. NeoPixel Troubleshooting Force disclaims responsibility for any harm brought on by using the wrong charging adapter.
Check Your Wiring First If Your Strip doesn’t Light Up at All.
Ensure that the correct microcontroller pins are connected for power, ground, and data and that you have soldered to the IN plug, not the OUT pin.
Check your code after that. Do you use the same data pin your strip is connected to according to your code? Make sure they line up; if you soldered to A1, make sure your code calls A1. Put aside any code you use that you created or found on the internet and upload some tested sample code instead. Each guide page for the microcontrollers that Adafruit sells includes code samples. You can confidently test your physical connections using a strand test or example code to take some variables out of the equation.
After that, check your power. Are you using a battery for power? Verify that it is charged, and if your battery case has a switch, make sure it is turned on. To see if plugging into the USB fixes the issue, try it. If it does, check your wiring to make sure it is correct; on some microcontrollers, connect your red wire to BATT for a project powered by batteries, or connect it to USB for a project powered by USB.
Data Wire Attached to Out Rather than IN
This is one of the most frequent errors, and even seasoned veterans occasionally commit it. So please double-check that you have soldered to the IN end if your strip needs to be lit up.
Detachable or Lost Ground Wire
The strip will frequently flicker, like in the image below, if your ground wire (GND) has a poor connection. By checking them all, ensure you have a solid ground connection on both ends of your ground wires. This can occasionally occur later on in larger projects with longer runs of lights, so another thing to try is to connect a second ground wire from the far end of the strip back to the microcontroller.
Brief Circuit
A short circuit occurs when your ground and power wires touch each other anywhere. Your strip will turn dark, and your microcontroller will reset. Make sure there is no point where the ground and power can feel if this happens to you.
If you move your project while it is on while alligator clips are engaged, this frequently occurs. Cut the lead wires to uneven lengths if your project uses alligator clips. The alligator clip heads are only right next to each other because it’s terrible for the microcontroller. It would be best if you tried to avoid it.
The Strip is Only Partially On.
The first thing to check is your code if the first half of your comic strip functions correctly, but the second half needs to be corrected. Also, the number of LEDs in your strip must be specified in the code, so if you downloaded the sample code without editing it or found that you had more LEDs than you anticipated, this could be the issue. So, before you cut into your strip, check your code!
If that isn’t the issue, you either have a faulty pixel or a damaged strip. In addition, if the strip is flexed too much, the copper pads may sometimes tear. Check out the Tips & Tricks page for a few solutions to this problem.
What about NeoPixel Lightsabers?
The lgt NeoPixel lightsaber still consumes more power than a typical RGB lightsaber despite improvements in power consumption over time. Both are excellent for dueling, but the standard blade is more resistant to damage in a lightsaber fight because the LEDs on the strips inside a NeoPixel blade are more vulnerable to injury.
