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By NaughtyGnosiophile
#168405
Here are the symptoms:

1) No power from FTDI. I need to battery power it to upload sketches.
2) Even when I battery power, it won't play any sounds. Simple sketch that simply plays the first song does not work.
3) The charging light never comes on.

I've tried 2 different FTDI cables.

I had been fiddling with it a lot trying to solve a previous problem. Like, you know, connecting random pins together. Good idea, huh? DX
By Valen
#168421
Have you tried measuring the voltages on the different pins. Could it be polerization fault. +/- switched? Do things get hot? Don't try it! Measure it!