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ItchyD:
Ok so I got a nice batch of LEDs from groovy game gear for my electric ice buttons now I need to learn to wire them. I have the resistors, and I'm planning to take power from the molex connector in my power supply.
Which leg do I stick the resistor to?
Can I wire up my ( 8 ) led's and resistors in parallel and not have a problem?
I know I should know this but what do I hook the other leg to??? :dunno the ground in the molex connector I guess?
Since I'm a sissy when it comes to soldering is there a way I can get away without it? like very small crimps or something
I'm going to have to bend the legs of the LED at a right angle to make them work with the button is this going to break off the legs?
csa3d:
At the top of the forum page, you'll find a button that looks like this
From there, you type in "led wiring" and hit search. On the top of the results list I found this link for you. Should be a good start.
Report back with your results for others if you found other information while doing your searches.
-csa
cyapps:
--- Quote from: ItchyD on January 24, 2009, 04:02:29 pm ---I'm going to have to bend the legs of the LED at a right angle to make them work with the button is this going to break off the legs?
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I wouldn't worry about it, I am about to start the wiring process of my leds and I have been playing around with a led and have bent it around a few times and it has yet to break (just don't over do it).
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