new to modular - so maybe this is a rite of passage :(

been biuling my first case. i have been pretty patient and still wating to get the modules i need / want. Can't afford everything at once and want to learn what i do but first.

Installed a few modules today in an intellijel palette 104. Switched it on and a second later a puff of electrical smoke from my pamelas pro workout.

clearly i fucked something up. keen to know what. The palette has shrounded headers so i plugged in the only way i could there, and tge module says RED at the bottom, so plugged the ribbon cable with red at the bottom. what did i do wrong? And how tge f*ck am i going to install everything else safely. seems like some modules are marked, others not. and even if you follow that it might not be right!

is there a way for me to test things properly without damaging modules? i cant afford to replace modules as i go! :D

Any help apprecaited. and sorry for the dumbass / newbie questions.


Hi, sorry for your loss :(
maybe a bad ribbon cable?
https://www.reddit.com/r/modular/comments/kqcohn/always_check_your_ribbon_cables_before_using_them/


thanks mate. Maybe a bad cable then :( It came with module, but was a used module - totally sucks :((


pam pro has reverse power protection though. I dont know how many times I've mistakenly plugged in reverse and still keeps going on.

there are cable testers out there from addac and joralanpgue. or your multimeter. if it was brand new, get in touch with alm. both brand are well known to be super solid and stable brands.