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    I finished wiring my first saber with sound today (2007 MR Yoda board), and I'm pretty sure I wired it together correctly (I triple checked), but for some reason when the saber is off the LED is on, but when I turn it on the LED goes off and the sound comes on. Has anyone else had this problem before?

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    can you post some pictures and perhaps a diagram of how you have it wired? what kind of switch did you use?

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    It MIGHT be a "normally open" vs. "normally closed" thing...

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    So... do we have to guess how you soldered it? And which switch you used?

    lol... common people... throw us a bone... put some pics up, or a video... some info on what you used, etc...
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    i could try and divine how you built it and why it's failing...

    ummm...

    you wired the sound to one side of a SPDT switch and the LED to the other side?

    you reprogrammed the chip to turn the LED on when of?

    you ripped a hole in space time and warped the laws of physics so that LEDs light up when they're off?

    O.o

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    My first thought was just what Nova said, you probably wired it normally open, instead of normally closed (did i put that backwards?) Anyway, check your wiring, and posts pics so we can help.
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    Quote Originally Posted by equinox13 View Post
    i could try and divine how you built it and why it's failing...

    ummm...

    you wired the sound to one side of a SPDT switch and the LED to the other side?

    you reprogrammed the chip to turn the LED on when of?

    you ripped a hole in space time and warped the laws of physics so that LEDs light up when they're off?

    O.o
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