About 18 months ago I fitted LED strip lights behind my computer desk while moving in new furniture and an LED controller lead with an infrared receiver connected to a free USB port at the back of my PC. When I got Oculus Rift I had to disconnect the strip lights because I needed the USB extension lead I was using (as the LED controller lead is too short) and I left it off for a long time unused. I've now got a new USB extension and plugged the strip lights back into the PC but the LED's no longer light up.
I've tried the extension lead with my mobile phone charger and the lead is fine. I've tried replacing the battery in the remote control to actually turn on the lights, since it's the only way I can, but still can't turn them on. I have no idea if the remote controller even works as there's no other way to test it but with a new battery in it's probably fine.
I've also tried plugging the strip lights directly into a USB 0-2 4A connector on my power socket extension, thinking that perhaps the USB ports on the back of the PC aren't working. But then I've also tried plugging a memory stick into the extension lead and that works just fine.
So either the strip lights have mysteriously stopped working because I've not used them for nearly two years or the LED controller lead is faulty or the remote controller is faulty. Either way I have no other means to test them to see what the culprit is. Other than buying new strip lights of course but then I'd have to dismantle half my bedroom to get at the back of the desk now!
https://imgur.com/Q1pgH0j
I've tried the extension lead with my mobile phone charger and the lead is fine. I've tried replacing the battery in the remote control to actually turn on the lights, since it's the only way I can, but still can't turn them on. I have no idea if the remote controller even works as there's no other way to test it but with a new battery in it's probably fine.
I've also tried plugging the strip lights directly into a USB 0-2 4A connector on my power socket extension, thinking that perhaps the USB ports on the back of the PC aren't working. But then I've also tried plugging a memory stick into the extension lead and that works just fine.
So either the strip lights have mysteriously stopped working because I've not used them for nearly two years or the LED controller lead is faulty or the remote controller is faulty. Either way I have no other means to test them to see what the culprit is. Other than buying new strip lights of course but then I'd have to dismantle half my bedroom to get at the back of the desk now!
https://imgur.com/Q1pgH0j