Can't wait!

EDIT: can I still turn it on and off via the ez-b but charge it normally(plug it in with the adapter to the wall)?

Check the camera wiring, I would guess you shorted the black and red... also see if you can spot my subtle hint at it being the camera above (bold doesn't show up so well I guess)

Glad it's sorted.

So could I wire the camera to turn on via the ez-b through keeping only the signal cable connected?

Yes and no...

it's complicated as timings need to be correct and I've had little success with it on Melvin (it works but not all the time)

The best way I found is to power it with the EZB by soldering the red and black wires of an extension to where the battery connects (after removing the battery). Once powered up and switched on it remains in the "on" state even after powering down, at least it does on Melvin.

But if you wanted to use the signal to turn it on and off then you need to use a script, have it Set(digitalport,on) for roughly 5 seconds then Set(digitalport, off) to change it's state. Timings are a bit of a mystery and sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't. Search the forum and there is a discussion where it was mentioned.

This is assuming the signal wire is soldered to the correct place on the camera.

The camera is soldered correctly. So something like this?:

Set(d4, on)
Sleep(7000)
Set(d4, off)

Then for off

Set(d4, on)
Sleep(17000)
Set(d4, off)

Ill leave the signal wire on and the usb end for power I will cut off.

Do you still have the battery installed in the camera? If so, remove it. If your powering it from the EZB you don't need it.

So if I take off the battery and hard wire the camera to the ez-b, it won't overheat anymore and I can keep the wiring pretty well the same? Or would just using the signal wire to turn it on and off be a better choice?