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Chubby Cheeks
10-09-2015, 12:01 AM
Could someone help me check my wiring? I was attempting to wire a circuit in parallel. It's a Blue/Blue/White Tri-Rebel LED. The Buckpuck is 1000mA if that is relevant.
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Miraluka
10-09-2015, 12:10 AM
Well, you have the LED - going to LED + and the LED + going to LED - on your buckpuck, so those need reversed.

Also, you realize that all 3 dice are going to be running at 1/3 the amperage that most people would use, right? Is that your intention?

If you want to power multiple LEDs at 1A on a buckpuck they need to be wired in series.

Chubby Cheeks
10-09-2015, 12:40 AM
I though wiring in parallel would distibute the same amount of amps to each of the dice, but I didn't realize the amps for each would be lower. So would this be correct?
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Miraluka
10-09-2015, 12:47 AM
When you wire in parallel, it splits the amperage. Since the buckpuck only pushes 1A, it would split that across the 3 dice. When you wire in series, it splits the voltage. The buckpuck can handle up to 32V so you can provide enough to power all 3 dice in series as long as you have enough battery power.

Chubby Cheeks
10-09-2015, 12:56 AM
Oh, thank you. This is my first lightsaber, and attempt at wiring in general. Could you or someone else check my revised diagram?
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Silver Serpent
10-09-2015, 05:48 AM
That wiring diagram is functionally correct. Keep in mind that you will need a battery source with enough voltage to run all three dice in series with that setup.

Chubby Cheeks
10-09-2015, 09:37 AM
What I am currently planning to use as the battery are four 3.7 Volt Li-ion batteries in a 4 AA battery holder. Would that be enough to power all three dice in series?

Silver Serpent
10-09-2015, 10:25 AM
Three would probably be sufficient. Four would definitely be enough. The BuckPuck will handle the extra voltage without trouble.