You need to wire them in parallel after the transistor with the main LED.
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You need to wire them in parallel after the transistor with the main LED.
i would not use the 3 led- for aacents as they are pretty under powered instead wire the accent led in parallel with the main led with appropriate resistors
still think wiring is wrong somewhere .....have accent resistored on neg wire
here is diagram of what i have going on
if you bring the "-" from your accent LED over to your other grounds, you look fine to me.
ok i tried that and it didnt work ...tested led and it still good to
i'm stumped at how to wire this accent led
Slightly off topic, but I was wondering whether the transistors used for the economy boards are specific only to a certain amperage/voltage/something else put out by the economy board?
I am wondering because I was thinking that a 616 could be used to power a higher powered LED like a P4 or a rebel using a transistor?
It only gives out 350ma stock.
Thanks ;)
I think the TIP42G transistor allows 500mA of current out in one direction, but is unrestricted the other way (possibly like a diode), which may be the reason it is used backwards (LED hooked to the collector instead of emitter).
There are transistors with higher statistics, but I am willing to bet that the TIP42G can allow enough current through for a P4 as well. I have mine working with a blue rebel @ 1000mA.
I can't remember if it was the transistor or the regulator that gets really hot, though.
If I misinterpretted your question, then pay me no mind ^.^