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  1. 11-20-2010, 04:47 PM #1
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    I've been browsing the forums for several weeks now, and I'm feeling up to finally ordering some parts from TCSS, and I'm a wee confused on how to wire a setup with both a Buckpuck and an AV red latching switch. I understand that with a 6V (4 AA batteries) setup, it will require the 220 Ohm 1/4 Watt resistor. I have found many wiring guides on the forums that very clearly illustrate how to wire the AV latching switches to various soundboards and the adjustable LED driver from TCSS, and the resistor chart from TCSS clearly illustrates how to wire the AV switch using a single resistor, but I have not yet encountered a wiring chart that clearly illustrates how to wire the AV switches and the Buckpuck (4-wire, 700mA) to a Luxeon Rebel LED.

    If there is a wiring chart that answers my question, could someone send me the link to it? Or, if there isn't one, could someone explain the wiring to me? Be kind; I only have degrees in social sciences and not anything useful like electrical engineering.
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    It's easy. Look at the wiring diagram from the resistor chart again. You just wire the Vin- and Vin+ of the buck puck after the switch on the + side and switch LED resistor on the - side. Then the LED out puts from the buck puck go right to the LED.

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    Wow. My first post and I didn't get flamed before I got an answer, nor did I get the ubiquitous "Just read more on your own" answer. I'm calling that one a personal victory.

    Thank you, Jedi-Loreen for one of the most straightforward answers I've seen on here! I kind of want to facepalm myself now. After reading your answer, it seems too obvious, but then again, everyone knows the answer in hindsight, right?
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    I must have been in a good mood today.





    Plus, I was also picturing you doing this, after you read my post:






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    I kind of did, but then again, not having any degrees or experience in "real" science, I didn't want to make any assumptions about what I'm doing. Thanks for being gentle with your answer.
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    Now that I have all my parts (Happy Dance!), here's what I interpreted your reply as meaning, J-Lo.

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