I think my LEDs broken.

[Dandura]

I just bought the Lux V Royal blue LED kit for my saber hilt, and i wired it according to the turorials so i'm hoping the wirings correct. The problem seems to be that the Lux V is broken :cry: , it gets warm when on, but emits no light, any suggestions as to what might be wrong would be much appreciated. I would like to be able to fix it without having to spend another $20+ dollars on a new LED if possible. If needed I'll post a pic. 8)

[Jay-gon Jinn]

You'll need to post a bit more info on what the set-up is. If it's a resitored, or a sound board, # of batteries, etc.

[Strydur]

Can you take a pic of how its wired?

[ArkaiHalon]

I just bought the Lux V Royal blue LED kit for my saber hilt, and i wired it according to the turorials so i'm hoping the wirings correct. The problem seems to be that the Lux V is broken :cry: , it gets warm when on, but emits no light, any suggestions as to what might be wrong would be much appreciated. I would like to be able to fix it without having to spend another $20+ dollars on a new LED if possible. If needed I'll post a pic. 8)

Only because I did this on my first lux saber, make sure you've got the pos to the pos, and the neg to the neg.

[Dandura]

Ok thanks my friend said that too, and guess what you guys are right i totally forgot that red is positive, doesn't make sense to my brain when reds a warning color.

[Novastar]

Make sure you attach the LED to a heatsink before testing.

Also, the Lux V's forward voltage is about 6.85 volts--so in other words, it probably won't show any light until you give it at LEAST 6 volts. 7 volts would yield its "ideal" light.

And yes, a diode only works one "direction" so wiring it incorrectly will not damage it--it just won't do anything.