For 3 nights I stayed up till 3am trying to figure out the insane wiring on this thing and trying to get everything correct. Finally completed it today, typed in some sample code and get ready to test it. I flip the switch, The lights come on, a good sign... Then they all go out. A couple seconds to see if anything is going to happen and.... Nothing. Damn, now I have to trouble-shoot and do more research. But wait, what is that I smell? Plastic burning? Yep I smell plastic! Now I see smoke coming from the wiring/mounting holes. The power is off so what the heck? I see more and more smoke coming from the motor compartment and can't get to it because I tightened all the cover screws! A race to get the cover off and remove the batteries before the whole thing goes up.
