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MikeQ:

Ya, I think it is wired backwards. 

The way I did it was a with a common +5 going to a resistor then the LED, the ground then goes to the LED-WIZ input.  You don't hook anything to the ground on the LED-WIZ power.

/\/\/\ = resistor
O      = LED


    | ----------/\/\/\/-----O-----------|
    |                                             |
    |                                         |-------------|
    -----------------------<- +5--- | LEDWIZ   |
                                              |-------------|


If you wire the resitor to the cathode, the circuit will work too.

In your picture of the LED wiz, I notice you don't have anything attached to +5.  You should be able to attach your black wire to +5 and turn all the LED's around so black is on the long leg.  You don't need to move the resistor, just leave it on the red wire.  Just swap black and red on each LED.  Current can only flow through an LED in one direction so just reversing ground and +5 won't work.  The LED's need to be turned around.

mccoy178:

I woke up and I have renewed energy!  I'll be reporting back after awhile.  It shouldn't be that bad to fix.

MYX:

GU CAN DO IT MANG! >:(   <-- that is a picture of determination.

mccoy178:

Success!!!  It is the most wire on something since the first rockets, but it works.  I'll explain more later.  I have an entire second one to have done tonight!!!  I'll try to throw some video on here a little later.  It is awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Can you tell I wear my emotions on my sleeve? ;D

MikeQ:

Hey McCoy,

I replaced my coin door lights with LED's and wired them to my LED-WIZ.  Now when you select a game from the menu, the coin acceptors fade on and off.

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