Screen goes out.

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dtzreef
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Screen goes out.

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Hello Roberto, I've been out of the game for awhile and I am finally getting back in. I recently had to replace the RA board because of some water damage. I ordered the RA board not the RA+ because I had everything coded the way I wanted on the RA and I figured I could do it again without the upgrade. So I installed the initial memory and tried to reload my code, and it says sketch is too big. So I go to RA wizard and create a basic program and now the screen is acting squirly. It comes on for a couple of seconds after the install then it gets crazy with black lines and then goes out. I think I have a Gen 2 screen (not positive, I will have to look when I get home). I know there have been issues in the past with the screens. Please help.

Thanks
Dave
dtzreef
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I forgot to add, the green power led is not on anymore either.
rimai
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Does the red led blink 3 times when you initially power it on?
Roberto.
dtzreef
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The red led flashes and the screen goes on for a couple seconds then goes blank.
rimai
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Does it draw the normal screen in the first few seconds?
Roberto.
dtzreef
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I think so, its kinda hard to tell because it goes out so quickly.
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So, I have the Gen 3 screen and I got the green led to come on. I must have bumped it when I put the screen in the
New board. Anyway, after rebooting, the screen does display the basic program then it just goes black. The joystick works and I can go into feeding mode, etc. but then it just goes black after about 5 secs.
rimai
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After it goes black, can you go into feeding mode too?
Push joystick 2 times would go into feeding mode. I want to know if the controller is still working or it is just the screen.
Roberto.
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Yes
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Sorry, yes I can go into feeding mode.
rimai
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It seems that the screen is bad too then.
Maybe it got messed up when the other board went bad too.
Roberto.
dtzreef
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That's possible. Can I order just a new screen?
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Heap. Get it in the webstore
Roberto.
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Gotcha. Thanks for the help. I'll be back soon.
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