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Re: Flawed IR Design Confirmed

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Originally Posted by d25inferno View Post
ummmm...i know its an odd time to ask this but how do u hook the board to a powersource we split the black and white wire and directly connected it to a 6 pack AA battery set......the wires got extremely hot and the tip started to burn
That would be because the black and white wires (the first two) go to the same place on the board - the voltage input. You were essentially shorting out your batteries. Try connecting the black wire to the positive battery terminal and the grey one (the third wire) to the negative battery terminal.
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