Well I think I've isolated the problem. I hooked up a pigtail that came with the lights from Ray Wu and voila they light up no problem so I have some wiring messed up somewhere on the pigtails from the board or the connection between the pigtails and the lights.
I'm stumped I'm trying to setup a new ECG P12S with Ray Wu's 12V WS2811 lights http://www.aliexpress.com/item/100pcs-DC12V-addressable-12mm-WS2811-led-smart-pixel-node-with-all-GREEN-wire-20AWG-IP68-rated/32278752933.html I can't even get a test pattern to run.
On K1 i've jumped V+ with VI and...