LED Help

[Scratimus]

okay Im at a loss

I'm in the middle of installing 4 LEDs on my ROTF Rachet and I'm stuck

The 2 white LEDs(headlights) are wired Properly.

But when I attached an Amber(orange) LED (blinker Light) it wont turn on.

It works I have tested it, and I added a second battery still nada.

No the wires(+ and -) are not touching each other.

I have a LED Resistor(about 120 of them) think that will work?

[Hotwire]

okay Im at a loss

I'm in the middle of installing 4 LEDs on my ROTF Rachet and I'm stuck

The 2 white LEDs(headlights) are wired Properly.

But when I attached an Amber(orange) LED (blinker Light) it wont turn on.

It works I have tested it, and I added a second battery still nada.

No the wires(+ and -) are not touching each other.

I have a LED Resistor(about 120 of them) think that will work?

PM Big Hank.

[BigHank]

Okay, if this doesn't make immediate sense PM me and I'll get with you over the weekend!:D

You need to wire them in parallel. That is to say NOT "daisy-chain" them by running them in series (+ from one LED to the - of the next, and so on).

In parallel, EACH LED + and - touch the battery. Basically 4 LEDs will get the same VOLTAGE, but will split the current(read in milliamps, or mA)

White LEDs typically draw more current than orange LEDs, so you may need a resistor on the Whites to prevent them from pulling all the current and choking the oranges off (which will prevent them from lighting)

If a resisitor is needed, my default value is a 510 K (killi ohm) resistor, this will get you through 95% of TF related circuits.

If your resistors aren't packaged and labeled, look for one that is coded this way:

Band 1: GREEN (this is digit 1 on the code chart, read as 5)
Band 2: BROWN (this is digit 2 on the code chart, read as 1)
Band 3: YELLOW (this is the "multiplier", read as 10 Kohms, so it would equal 51 x 10kOhms = 510 kOhms)
Band 4: This is a "tolerance quality" band read as follows. GOLD= +/-5% of resistor rating, SILVER= +/- 10% of resistor rating, and no band is +/- 20% of resistor rating.

So for example a 510K with a Gold band can actually have a measured resistance of anywhere from 484.5kOhm to 535.5kOhm of resistance.

Hope that helps out!:cool:

[Hotwire]

Told ya he could help. ;)

[Scratimus]

So put the resistor between the whites?

[BigHank]

Solder or wire the 2 POSITIVE legs (look at both legs on an LED, one is typically longer. That's the positive or "cathode") of both Whites together, then put the resistor between the White LEDs +'s and the battery. give that a try.

[Scratimus]

10-04

[BigHank]

I missed the part in the original post where the ambers were blinkers. Should still work fine, but keep us posted of the outcome!:cool:

[Scratimus]

I missed the part in the original post where the ambers were blinkers. Should still work fine, but keep us posted of the outcome!:cool:

Not Blinkers as in Blinking
The Ambers are where the blinkers would normally be on a Car

Still no Go peep the pic:spider:
http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z295/Scratimus/485997890_1704905583_0.jpg

[BigHank]

That's a series connection. Give me a minute or 2 and I'll make a circuit for ya.

[Scratimus]

http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z295/Scratimus/486019655_1704988330_0.jpg take two

[BigHank]

http://i334.photobucket.com/albums/m422/hankbig/ScrattimusCircuit.png

Try that out.

[BigHank]

WTF^^

Let me try to resize that or you can save it to your desktop and enlarge! LOL

[Scratimus]

i cant see it even on my desktop