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Drakin:

--- Quote from: isucamper on August 07, 2009, 05:41:24 pm ---
--- Quote from: bkenobi on August 07, 2009, 02:37:52 pm ---Yes, LED's can only take power in 1 direction.  The difference between +/- in DC is a relative value between the two legs.  So, if you put +5 and ground on one way, you will get +5, but if you switch the contacts, you get -5.

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So do I hook the +5 up to +5 on the bulb and ground up to the -5 on the bulb?

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as long as there rated for the voltage the'll only work connected one way...so if they don't light try switching the wires.
isucamper:
I got it working.  +5 to +5 and -5 to ground.  Thanks guys.
isucamper:
New question.

Can I wire the coin door lights and the coin door microswitches to the same ground on the molex?  Or do I have to send the ground for the switches all the way up to the encoder in my control panel?
theob42:

--- Quote from: isucamper on August 08, 2009, 10:18:54 pm ---New question.

Can I wire the coin door lights and the coin door microswitches to the same ground on the molex?  Or do I have to send the ground for the switches all the way up to the encoder in my control panel?

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yeah id like to know the same thing
cyapps:

--- Quote from: isucamper on August 08, 2009, 10:18:54 pm ---New question.

Can I wire the coin door lights and the coin door microswitches to the same ground on the molex?  Or do I have to send the ground for the switches all the way up to the encoder in my control panel?

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You would have to run the microswitch ground back to the encoder as that would complete the circuit. At least I think so, my brain is on stand by at the moment...
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