How do i get my LED belt buckle to work?

I just bought an LED belt buckle and it does not come with very good directions and almost no diagrams. It comes with batteries but i cant figure out which way to put them in and how to get my buckle to work. i am very excited to use my new toy so if some one could help me get it working it would be greatly appreciated!!!

How do i get my LED belt buckle to work?
Most devices will only let you put batteries in one way (there will be little plastic tabs or something that stop the battery from touching the metal contacts if it is put in the wrong way around).





For button-cell and coin-cell type batteries, there should be a little "+" mark, usually on the flattest side. If the battery compartment is not marked and there is just a metal clip, the metal clip usually goes to the + side of the battery.





If it is physically possible to insert the battery either way and make contact, it probably doesn't hurt to have the battery in backwards -- if it doesn't work right away, put the battery in the other way around.





The buckle itslef probably has either a small pushbutton switch or a jiggle switch to get it going. If it is a pushbutton, just press it. The minimum would be press-on, press-off, but it may have multiple blinking modes so try pressing the button several times.





If it is a jiggle-switch type unit with no on/off button, it will start blinking when you give it a good shake or a sharp tap, and will keep blinking for a given time from the most recent tap/shake (so that as long as you are using it it will keep blinking, but when you put it away it will stop).





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Hmm... if the battery only goes in one way, it's in, the ON/OFF switch moves, but the buckle does not light up, then I suspect it may have a defective ON/OFF switch.





It's a silly question but are you sure the battery is new and good? Sometimes the really cheap batteries shipped with products don't last as long as they should.





Also the answerer below me has a really good point -- if it came with a battery already installed but that battery seems to not work, check for a thin plastic strip that is designed to prevent the thing from turning on until the strip is pulled out. Sometimes when these are pulled out they tear, leaving a bit behind that stops the battery from touching the contacts.





You said "batteries" (plural) -- do they go in side by side or do they go in stacked one on top of each other like a stack of poker chips? Stacked they should always both face the same way. Side by side they have little clips that connect the underside of one to the top or edge of the other, and this little metal clip can get bent so that it doesn't make contact -- a rare problem, but I have seen it happen.





"The cust of the battery seat is anode" -- not sure exactly what they are trying to say, but "anode" means positive (+) side of the battery for whatever help that is.
Reply:If it just a matter of putting the batteries in, just put them in. Meaning on LED's you can do no harm by putting them in backwards. Also check the device for a little plastic tab as they sometimes like to put them in things to ensure the batteries are not dead when you purchase it.... If that does not work I need more information (pictures of the buckle?) as to determine the issue...



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