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Re: Robot Signal Light

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Originally Posted by NS_Radication View Post
My electronics board works and the digital sidecar has the blinking. When the Robot Signal Light is plugged in, it doesn't flash?
The green LFL ("little flashy light") LED on the Digital Sidecar is connected across the same pins that the amber BFL ("big flashy light") plugs into. If the green light blinks but the amber one does not, the second thing to check is the wiring between the connector and the light. You described it properly, but maybe there's a broken wire you can't see. Maybe you've accidentally caught some insulation instead of the conductor in the screw terminals of the BFL's plug.

The first thing to check is the 12 volt power to the Digital Sidecar. If it's not there, there could be just enough voltage sneaking in from the DIO module to make a few PWM outputs work, and to let the green LED flash dimly without being able to power the amber panel light.