Your capsule light is a little computer - sometimes like our phones and laptops, they crash and need a:
- soft reset (like restarting your phone) or
- power cycle (like shutting it down and restarting)
- scroll to video below for how to do both
SOFT RESET:
- Open up your capsule 2.0 and perform a soft reset (this is different from capsule 1.0!)
- Use a key or pliers to quickly bridge the reset pads show in the picture.
If the soft reset doesn't work at first, in most cases you need to do it harder - literally, be very firm when bridging the metal connectors:
- For soft resets: You may have to adjust the angle of the metal object to make a good connection. Make sure to use bare, non-painted metal. You can hold the metal object down for awhile - you won’t damage the board.
- For hard resets: Don't bridge the capacitor for more than a second, as it may damage the board. Do make the connection a firm one. See attached photo of the capsule circuit board that highlights where to perform the hard reset.
- If possible, the light should be on when you perform the soft/hard reset. A successful reset should make the light turn off, this is your indicator.
- You may see, hear and/or smell a spark, this is normal.
- The light may turn back on again after a moment, this is normal.
- You may need to plug the light in to USB to turn it on after reset, if the battery was very low it may need to charge for a bit before unplugging or it will turn off immediately.
Note: In most cases a soft reset is all that’s needed. We recommend using the power cycle/hard reset as a last resort, since many hard resets can shorten your battery life.
HARD RESET:
Reset pads might be different depending on which version capsule 2.0 board you have:
Video instructions on soft reset & power cycle: