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| unclet:
Ok, I will do that when the time comes ......hopefully soon .... thanks |
| Franco:
Im using the same method of hooking up my LED Wiz's. I'll let you know how I get on (unless you beat me 1st!) :) |
| mountain:
I used to be an Avionics tech and D-sub plugs were used a lot. As a rule of thumb, we never ran more than 5 amps through a D-sub pin. If you are drawing more than that, split the load and run it through two or three pins. I think 20awg wire is the largest wire these pins can accept anyway. One more thing, install the female plug on the supply side of the disconnect. When you unplug the two, the female plug's design will protect the circuit from shorting out against something while it is hanging there. :cheers: |
| Ed_McCarron:
--- Quote from: mountain on December 24, 2007, 09:53:50 am ---One more thing, install the female plug on the supply side of the disconnect. When you unplug the two, the female plug's design will protect the circuit from shorting out against something while it is hanging there. :cheers: --- End quote --- Sounds like a common sense thing that we all get wrong the first time. :) |
| unclet:
I have no idea how many Amps a LEDWiz provides or how many amps I am drawing ..... :dunno Connecting the female adapter on the power supply side makes a lot of sense..... thanks for the tip. |
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