Muff's Modules & More

50quidsoundboy · Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2011 6:05 pm Post subject: power LED flicker? (TipTop Zeus)

hi all

i just set up my first system tonight (OMG it's so much fun).

the +12v power LED on my bus board is fickering, is this normal? the sound seems unaffected. i'm running a TipTop microZeus onto a Zeus passive bus board, powering three modules.

Diao · Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2011 6:11 pm Post subject:

Make sure your power switch on the µZeus is all the way up. They can be a little goofy from time to time, so if its flickering just give the switch a little extra *oomph* up and it should stop.

Diao · Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2011 6:12 pm Post subject:

And by the way, that does mean that its not getting solid +12V power, so I would recommend making sure its up before you do any serious wiggling.

50quidsoundboy · Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2011 6:47 pm Post subject:

hmm no, fiddling with the switch has no effect. the connections between the microZeus and the bus board seem sound, although i did make up the connecting wires / spade connectors myself and i'm a bit of a soldering novice (not totally inexperienced though) - perhaps i need to check them further for a bad joint or something.

the modules seem unaffected - no flickering LEDs on those. also the +5v bus LED doesn't flicker at all, nor do the LEDs on the microZeus itself. no idea what's going on.

lombrose · Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2011 6:51 pm Post subject:

Hello, that happened to me, was using a FoH power and a zeus passive, mesure it with a multimeter the +12 on the microZeus too.

http://www.muffwiggler.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=42032

seriously, i just don't get it

Diao · Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2011 7:31 pm Post subject:

lombrose · Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2011 8:03 pm Post subject:

Reading this I become to think if this same issue caused the problem on my FoH power... hmmm.....

50quidsoundboy · Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2011 8:11 pm Post subject:

lombrose · Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2011 8:22 pm Post subject:

50quidsoundboy · Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2011 5:00 am Post subject:

thanks for the tip - i'll get a multimeter and check my voltages before proceeding further.

Yeuky · Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2011 5:51 am Post subject:

This has been a known issue on the TipTop distro boards for a while. It is more than likely that the LED itself is the problem, and your power is fine.

50quidsoundboy · Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2011 6:09 am Post subject:

Yeuky · Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2011 6:50 am Post subject:

There's been a bit of dicussion on the issue, i.e this thread.

As long as you can measure a constant +12v, and everything works fine, then the issue is very likely the LED.

50quidsoundboy · Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2011 7:04 am Post subject:

lombrose · Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2011 8:35 am Post subject:

With me happened that my power module is in trouble, now I`ll have to buy a new one, thinking about a microzeus with flying bus...

But then today...

http://www.muffwiggler.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=637901#637901

lombrose · Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2011 11:16 am Post subject: