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unclet:
 ..... so when the LED lights are connected in parallel and each LED uses your supplied resistor, then everything should work fine?

Thanks for clearing all this up for me.   I really believe this hardware is going to make my jukebox cabinet special.   I am very near the end of building my cabinet and will then need to decide how many LEDs and such to order.

RandyT:

--- Quote from: unclet on November 20, 2007, 02:28:21 pm --- ..... so when the LED lights are connected in parallel and each LED uses your supplied resistor, then everything should work fine?

--- End quote ---

That's correct.  Keep the questions coming if you get stuck along the way.

RandyT

unclet:
Thought of two more questions for you .....

1) I looked at your site and see the jumper you are talking about and how it can be removed if I am going to connect the LEDWiz using the 5V from the power supply.   However, your documention states "a cable with an inline fuse" is recommended if I am going to make such a connection.   Is this something I need if I plan to only connect the LED lights or RGB lights?  If I do need this to be safe, then what is the exact name of such a wire so I can go find one.

2) What kind of wire should I use to connect the LEDs to the LEDWiz?   Do I solder wires right to the LED wire or is there a trick to connect them?

RandyT:

1) The fuse is for added safety.  If you develop a short somewhere, you probably don't want a ton of current flowing that could melt something.  I'm sure that advice is usually ignored, but it's a good idea nonetheless.

2) LEDs + resistors can be wired up directly with pretty thin wiring.  The 28ga stuff from ribbon cables works fine for the ButtonBlasters.  However, if you are going to wire them in parallel along 2 long pieces if wire, make sure it is heavy enough to carry the total current of all of the LEDs on that circuit. 

RandyT

unclet:
Randy
What are the dimensions of the "RGB drive lighting module" PCB board.   I am trying to decide how to cut pieces of wood for my jukebox cabinet and the type of cuts will depend whether or not I can fit these PCBs into certain areas or not.

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