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by Manicben
Sat Oct 24, 2020 4:28 pm
Forum: Support for Kite's Products
Topic: Circuit Shield Tactile Switches
Replies: 0
Views: 2985

Circuit Shield Tactile Switches

Hey all I noticed that on the Circuit Shield PCB, there are solder pads around the button contacts that look like they're for tactile switches. Has anyone tried adding tactile switches to the Circuit Sword and know which ones are best? Do you use them with or without a silicone button membrane in be...
by Manicben
Sat Aug 01, 2020 1:44 pm
Forum: Support for Kite's Products
Topic: Circuit Shield dead board due to high input current
Replies: 3
Views: 3823

Re: Circuit Shield dead board due to high input current

Thanks for the quick reply, here are the requested voltages: 1 - 0.348V (battery prob out of juice at this point) 2 - 0.021V (even made sure my multimeter was reading correctly) 3 - 5.162V 4 - 0.042V constant, did not see the blip of 4.2V and I reckon my multimeter is responsive enough Hope this cla...
by Manicben
Sat Aug 01, 2020 12:03 pm
Forum: Support for Kite's Products
Topic: Circuit Shield dead board due to high input current
Replies: 3
Views: 3823

Circuit Shield dead board due to high input current

Posting here as my emails to Kite are being rejected due to some SMTP authentication issue. I've been using the Circuit Shield for just over a week now. My battery was low so I charged it for the first time. However I was careless and plugged it into my phone charger, which is rated at 5V 4A. I thou...
by Manicben
Sun Jul 19, 2020 4:57 am
Forum: Support for Kite's Products
Topic: [Resolved] Circuit Shield blank white screen
Replies: 0
Views: 2402

[Resolved] Circuit Shield blank white screen

Hey all, new to the forums and to retromodding/Pi-based console building. Last night I started going through the setup steps for the Circuit Shield. I got to the point where the SD card was flashed and set to the tester mode, plugged in along with the CM3 Lite and LCD, however when the power is turn...