# Esp8266 not powering up while grounded

**URL:** <https://wled.discourse.group/t/esp8266-not-powering-up-while-grounded/7730>\
**Category:** Hardware\
**Created:** [March 10, 2023, 1:39am UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/esp8266-not-powering-up-while-grounded/7730 "2023-03-10T01:39:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![Baggeman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3ab097/32.png) [@Baggeman](https://wled.discourse.group/u/Baggeman)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2023, 1:39am UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/esp8266-not-powering-up-while-grounded/7730/1 "2023-03-10T01:39:46Z")

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So ive been strugling a bit with this, ive gone so far to replace all the led strips and the ESP board but i keep running in too the same issue.

I have about 45 leds getting power from 5v USB. The issue is that when i connect the data and ground to the esp i does not power upp (no blue led), but that issue is only present when i ground the led strip. I have an other setup like this that works fine but i cant figure this one out. I dont use a level shifter or use R on the data line.

Also, i have the leds from 2 gpio pins  
Any ideas?

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**Author:** ![srg74](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/wled.discourse.group/srg74/32/3018_2.png) [@srg74](https://wled.discourse.group/u/srg74)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2023, 8:34pm UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/esp8266-not-powering-up-while-grounded/7730/2 "2023-03-10T20:34:11Z")

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You have to add 10K pull-up resistor to your GPIO.