# Something is messed up with my Effects **URL:** \ **Category:** Issues\ **Created:** [December 10, 2021, 5:00am UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/something-is-messed-up-with-my-effects/4299 "2021-12-10T05:00:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SteveMann](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/wled.discourse.group/stevemann/32/4080_2.png) [@SteveMann](https://wled.discourse.group/u/SteveMann)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2021, 5:00am UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/something-is-messed-up-with-my-effects/4299/1 "2021-12-10T05:00:11Z")
I have a Wemos D1 with 25 WS2812 12-volt LEDs that I have been experimenting with. I turn off the power supply at night when I go to bed, and in the morning I turn it back on. WLED loads my default preset and everything is OK. This morning is different. I don’t know _what_ loaded, but the LEDs are flashing the tree colors about 3X per second. I can click on any effect and there is a change in the pattern. I click on color1 and solid, and the color changes but it’s still blinking between color1 and color2 about three times a second. So, I decide to do a factory reset. But when I set up my LED data again and go to the main GUI page, I still have the presets from before, and the solid/color1 still blinks. So, a factory reset doesn’t really reset _everything_? So, I use the Arduino IDE to upload the blink.ino sketch and select “Erase all flash” in the tools. I did this to clear the flash memory of any old presets and bad effects. Next, I install WLED through the com port, then set up the WiFi and LED data, and… No change. What’s more disturbing is that WLED found: “However, there is a backup of a previous installation available.” I erased Flash memory- where did WLED find the backup?? I also tried another Wemos D1 Mini- exactly the same results. It’s not a power supply issue since I have a 15 Amp supply for a 25 LED string. It’s not a wiring issue as I have been using this setup for several days just for experimenting with WLED effects and presets. Suggestion- shouldn’t there be an option to erase all flash during the installation? Any tips to making my setup work again would be appreciated. ---
**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:** [December 11, 2021, 1:29am UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/something-is-messed-up-with-my-effects/4299/2 "2021-12-11T01:29:23Z")
Use [Install WLED](https://install.wled.me/v2.htm) for installing latest code ---
**Author:** ![SteveMann](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/wled.discourse.group/stevemann/32/4080_2.png) [@SteveMann](https://wled.discourse.group/u/SteveMann)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2021, 4:02am UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/something-is-messed-up-with-my-effects/4299/3 "2021-12-11T04:02:43Z")
[This (link)](https://install.wled.me/v2.htm) is how I installed WLED. ---
**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:** [December 11, 2021, 2:28pm UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/something-is-messed-up-with-my-effects/4299/4 "2021-12-11T14:28:17Z")
Try to update latest firmware over OTA from here [WLED-wemos-shield/resources/Firmware/WLED\_wemos\_shield/v0.13.0-b6 at master · srg74/WLED-wemos-shield · GitHub](https://github.com/srg74/WLED-wemos-shield/tree/master/resources/Firmware/WLED_wemos_shield/v0.13.0-b6) ---
**Author:** ![SteveMann](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/wled.discourse.group/stevemann/32/4080_2.png) [@SteveMann](https://wled.discourse.group/u/SteveMann)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2022, 3:47am UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/something-is-messed-up-with-my-effects/4299/5 "2022-01-05T03:47:13Z")
Just to close this thread- the problem turned out to be a broken hookup wire on the board.