1978Blazerk5
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Well I wanted to wire some up in the K5 but is there anyway i can wire them where there on when the switch is OFF and off when the switch is ON?
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LED Indicator Lights
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BILTIT
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Yes. Some info.
http://www.theledlight.com/ledcircuits.html
My computer is screwy and i cannot see the flash animations but i know there is some cicuits with LED's on when the switch is off on the below site somewhere.
Its a very good electronics/electrical site at the least.
http://www.bcae1.com/
http://www.theledlight.com/ledcircuits.html
My computer is screwy and i cannot see the flash animations but i know there is some cicuits with LED's on when the switch is off on the below site somewhere.
Its a very good electronics/electrical site at the least.
http://www.bcae1.com/
SPDT switch. And when you ask "What's that mean?", my answer is...
http://www.amazon.com/Getting-Start...bs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1221757881&sr=1-1
Radio Shack used to have them, but I guess not any more
Great book. Heck, I've half an EE degree and I have one or two copies of it...
-- A
bot0611
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Why would you want a light on in the car is not running.
In the other way you can find any cable wichs gets hot when you put the ign switch in the start position, and bypass that wire to a led and the leds ground and youre done.
In the other way you can find any cable wichs gets hot when you put the ign switch in the start position, and bypass that wire to a led and the leds ground and youre done.
1978Blazerk5
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SPDT switch. And when you ask "What's that mean?", my answer is...
http://www.amazon.com/Getting-Start...bs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1221757881&sr=1-1
Radio Shack used to have them, but I guess not any more
Great book. Heck, I've half an EE degree and I have one or two copies of it...
-- A
SO basicaly a three way switch correct?
What are you powering with the switch? If it's a decent load, it will probably work as a ground path for your LED when the device is not powered. So take a simple 2-terminal switch and wire the LED right across it (with a resistor).
This doesn't work for everything, but for things like lights, radios, etc., the small current from the LED goes right through it without actually powering the device.
Just don't wire up your LEDs so that they are on the whole time the vehicle is off.
This doesn't work for everything, but for things like lights, radios, etc., the small current from the LED goes right through it without actually powering the device.
Just don't wire up your LEDs so that they are on the whole time the vehicle is off.
1978Blazerk5
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A set of 55W Lights
Time for a relay to power the lights... use the NC circuit off of the relay to power the led and the NO circuit to power the lights. But this will keep the light on 100% of the time unless you feed the relay with 12V off the IGN circuit
1978Blazerk5
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ya cuase I got 2 light switches one is for rear lights other is for front, and ive accidentaly blinded the car behind me.
1978Blazerk5
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That will only light it up when the switch is turned on.
Between IGN and 87 would leave the LED on whenever the IGN is on, but it still won't shut off the LED with the switch on.
BILTIT
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http://www.bcae1.com/
Go to 41.''switches''
scroll to the bottom animation and click ''alternate connection'' then open and close the switch. I think that is what you are looking for. The relay control will need to be wired in aswell.
Go to 41.''switches''
scroll to the bottom animation and click ''alternate connection'' then open and close the switch. I think that is what you are looking for. The relay control will need to be wired in aswell.
