Programmable Timer Essentials
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Fault Finding
Start
Does
the LED
light?
Power the board up
whilst watching the LED
No
Yes, but only
very dimly
Yes
Check
•
R3 for dry joints
•
IC1, pin 6 for a dry joint or
short to an adjacent pin
• The LED for a short, dry
joints and that it is in the
right way around
R3 is in the
wrong place
Fault finding flowchart
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Wait for up to
10 seconds
Does the LED
light or the buzzer
sound?
No
There’s no LED
but the buzzer
sounds
The IC is
backwards
There is a dry
joint on R2
Eventually both
the LED and
buzzer work
Press the switch.
Does the buzzer sound
after 2s?
Yes
No
Check
•
The batteries are good.
•
IC1 pins 1 & 8 for dry joints
•
IC1 pin 1 & 2 for a short
•
The power connections for dry joints
•
The power connections are the right
way around
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Start
Does
the LED
light?
Power the board up
whilst watching the LED
No
Yes, but only
very dimly
Yes
Check
•
R3 for dry joints
•
IC1, pin 6 for a dry joint or
short to an adjacent pin
• The LED for a short, dry
joints and that it is in the
right way around
R3 is in the
wrong place
Fault finding flowchart
Page 1
Wait for up to
10 seconds
Does the LED
light or the buzzer
sound?
No
There’s no LED
but the buzzer
sounds
The IC is
backwards
There is a dry
joint on R2
Eventually both
the LED and
buzzer work
Press the switch.
Does the buzzer sound
after 2s?
Yes
No
Check
•
The batteries are good.
•
IC1 pins 1 & 8 for dry joints
•
IC1 pin 1 & 2 for a short
•
The power connections for dry joints
•
The power connections are the right
way around
Go to page 2