(Solved) My start button is not working

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(Solved) My start button is not working

Post by Billybobjoe » Sat Nov 18, 2017 8:33 am

Help please! I can't figure out what is happening but all of the sudden my start button just stopped working. :(
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Re: My start button is not working

Post by dryja123 » Sat Nov 18, 2017 8:34 am

Hey, happy to help. What have you done to troubleshoot so far?

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Re: My start button is not working

Post by Billybobjoe » Sat Nov 18, 2017 8:36 am

I have tried to return the card and tried to resolder the pi to the board but none of them worked

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Re: My start button is not working

Post by Billybobjoe » Sat Nov 18, 2017 8:39 am

Stupid autocorrect i meant reburn

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Re: My start button is not working

Post by dryja123 » Sat Nov 18, 2017 8:42 am

Do you have continuity from the GPIO to the start pad on the button PCB?

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Re: My start button is not working

Post by Billybobjoe » Sat Nov 18, 2017 9:08 am

Yes it has continuity from the pad to the gpio

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Re: My start button is not working

Post by dryja123 » Sat Nov 18, 2017 9:12 am

Does the start button work when you have the PCB out of the tin and while you have continuity?

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Re: My start button is not working

Post by Billybobjoe » Sat Nov 18, 2017 9:19 am

I will check in a minute

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Re: My start button is not working

Post by Billybobjoe » Sat Nov 18, 2017 9:50 am

Wow! It worked out of the tin

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Re: My start button is not working

Post by dryja123 » Sat Nov 18, 2017 10:13 am

Awesome! So here's what's going on, you have a poor solder connection from the Pi to the button PCB. When you screw everything down the PCB and the Pi flex, which breaks your connection. Reflow the solder in the GPIO and that should resolve your issue.

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