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Originally Posted by Toby Roy
the problem initially was that the red 18 gauge wire wasn't a wire at all! It was just insulation that the manufacturer put there for "decoration" so the 3 prong connector did not have to be redesigned this year.
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The Victor SP Quick-Start guide clearly states that the Red Wire is not used on page 3.
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Originally Posted by Toby Roy
... the tamperd one was blinking green really fast,
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Most likely when the Victor was re-assembled by the mentor, the B/C Cal button was not inserted correctly. In other words the button is being held down. When a Victor SP is power booted with the button held down, it goes into factory calibration (blinking green until button is let go).
This is explained at the bottom of page 6 of the Victor SP Quick-Start.
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Originally Posted by Toby Roy
...untouched one was blinking orange (which was what should have happened) and the tamperd one was blinking green really fast, so I took it back to the guy and he opened it again, did some work, then tested it and it started blinking red!
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So the problem was simply that the LED wasn't matching your expectation? What about motor-drive? Regardless this would have been simple to diagnose and would not have required you to disassemble the Victor SP.
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Originally Posted by Toby Roy
...He said the part was done for so I held on to it for safe keeping. Was this enough description of the problem or is it too much?
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I'm not sure how the mentor would know this. Don't assume that without first contacting the manufacturer.
If a product isn't matching your expectation please contact the appropriate support channel. For example, if the Victor SP was purchased from VEX, please contact VEX's support email.
http://www.vexrobotics.com/contact/
You can also contact
support@crosstheroadelectronics.com, but we will need to know where the Victor SP was purchased from if you email us.
I totally understand the motivation to take-apart-and-tinker, but it really isn't necessary, we're here to help you!