5v problems

[cmecha]

so i picked up 3 4.8v batts and they cause my roughstack to fire with out hitting the button like constantly fie. any way to fix this?

 

[hoogie76]

Yes, kinda..
The larger top on the 5 volt battery will sometimes contact the center post and the switch posts. There are a couple of fixes:

Add solder to the center post to make it higher than the switch connections.
Add a piece of tape over the switch connections.
Add a battery spacer to the top of the battery.
File down the switch connections so that they are lower than the center post.

Hope one of those works for you, if not you can send it back and we can repair free of charge..

hoog

 

[cmecha]

i willl try the tape thing first then work my way down the list.

 

[cmecha]

well tried to fix it and the wire broke any to make this piece stronger

 

[cmecha]

well i fixed it using thicker gauge wire and put it all back together i also smothed out the solder and increased the positive terminal bump. and just in case i put in an order for a spare cap.