Powerboost 500

[Zmoneyrecords]

Hey, I just started hooking up my battery to the powerboost but I don't have the same one as in the video I have the 500 and I notice when I put the both battery wires onto the positive and negative the light on the powerboost comes on showing there's power. Obviously this is what a battery does lol but I just want to make sure the reason there a power light on is because the powerboost 500 has a light and the one used in the video doesn't. Or am I suppose to cut the power somehow from the battery before I solder. Thanks.

[rodocop]

Which light comes on? There should be 4 on the power boost:

There are four onboard LEDs.
The Blue LED sits next to the USB connector socket, and indicates the 5V output
power state.
The Red LED is next to the battery JST port and indicates when the battery voltage is
below 3.2VDC (Low Battery Output)
The Yellow LED is next to the microUSB connector and indicates when the battery is
being charged
The Green LED is also next to the microUSB connector and indicates when the
battery is done charging (all full)

Also, is anything else connected to the charger? If you have a component connected, and hook the battery, it will start to power that component, unless you have the switch wired and set to off. Also, if it is plugged into a micro usb it will also show lights. It should be fine regardless...

someone correct me if I am wrong

[Zmoneyrecords]

The blue light comes on. I figured it just meant it had power running through it. Does that mean that light will constantly be on even if the system (when completed) is off. Not that I'll see it just curious.

[Zmoneyrecords]

Here's a picture of after I wired it. It's still on but I soldered it two times before this one but the light wasn't on each time and I had good connections to it. Because of that I resoldered it till they were good connections and the light was on because I wasn't sure if the light was supposed to stay on or not.

[rodocop]

With the 500c you will wire the switch using the EN and GND not the bat. But the light should be off when there is no load I assume. Get the switch wired up and try it.

[Zmoneyrecords]

With the 500c you will wire the switch using the EN and GND not the bat. But the light should be off when there is no load I assume. Get the switch wired up and try it.

Ok thanks I switched the wires to the EN and GND although the light is still on. I'm waiting for the pcb to come in the mail which should be in the next few days and then I can hook up the switch and actually see what's happening. I was just trying to get it mostly done so I can just solder it up and get it running when the pcb comes. I'll check back when I can test it. Thanks

[rodocop]

You don't need the pcb for the switch. Just wire it to ground and EN.

Middle pin of the switch will be ground, EN will be wired to left most pin. That will be good enough to turn the 500c on and off. When switched off, the light should go off too.