Jonitus
09-03-2007, 10:06 AM
I'm putting together a Vader replica for the grandson of the Systems Analyst where I work, and he's asked me to build it on the more "dollar friendly" side, so I have put together something out of parts from a scrapped Vader ESB, an Anakin ROTS, and a sinktube. It looks friggin' sweet, but I have a wiring issue.
I'm using a 4.8V NiMH pack in the saber. The board is an Anakin ROTS board, and I had to wire the LED leads individually because the connector piece was busted. Well, I did that, and it all works fine, but the multimeter is giving me some weird readings.
My digital multimeter reads 1.390 amps on the LED leads, and 5.05V. The saber will have a Lux III Red/Orange, so the current is fine, but what about the voltage? Also...how am I reading more voltage out of the leads than I am supplying to the board?
I'm using a 4.8V NiMH pack in the saber. The board is an Anakin ROTS board, and I had to wire the LED leads individually because the connector piece was busted. Well, I did that, and it all works fine, but the multimeter is giving me some weird readings.
My digital multimeter reads 1.390 amps on the LED leads, and 5.05V. The saber will have a Lux III Red/Orange, so the current is fine, but what about the voltage? Also...how am I reading more voltage out of the leads than I am supplying to the board?