Q re: US 2.5 with AV switch and accent pads

[pandatrooper]

Hi everyone. I tried searching and didn't find what I needed so I am posting this up.

I had a US 2.5 that I bought way back and never installed it. Finally dug it up and put it in my TCSS hilt with a Rebel LED and it works great! I have this SPST switch and have not yet wired in the illuminated switch LED leads

http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/SP...itch-P616.aspx

I am using a 4 AA holder with alkalines and a dummy cell.

Can I wire up the illuminated switch the accent LED pads for power? I couldn't find what amount of power is coming out of those.

Or should I wire the switch directly from the battery power wires with a resistor, and if so what resistor?

Thanks in advance!

[JamoUp]

you can do either one.

http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/wi...er/wiring.aspx

[Loachri MacTalabh]

You have many options. Wiring up your SPST to the accent pads will work just fine. In case you don't know L1 matches the main, L2 is just a flasher. However I think if you go from the battery with the right resistor It will be brighter.

[pandatrooper]

Thanks for the feedback guys! I didn't know the resistor chart on the TCSS site had illuminated switches (they're at the bottom of the drop down) and I was able to figure out what resistor was required.

Thanks for the clarity on the accent pads too. I wasn't sure what the output of those pads were.

[Loachri MacTalabh]

Your quite welcome

[pandatrooper]

Argh...

OK, I just tried wiring up the SPST blue illuminated switch via the L1 pad on the US 2.5 and the LED did not light up. I figured it's not powerful enough, so I tried to wire it directly from the power leads (where the battery connects to the US 2.5 board) with a 68 ohm 1/4 W resistor on the positive wire, and it still doesn't light up.

I have the switch wired correctly, using the pos / neg from the diagram on the switch webpage.

The switch is brand new from TCSS, and everything else works fine (saber turns on, lights up, I have already adjusted all the settings). Any idea why it doesn't light up?

[thejedilestat]

could just be a bad led in the switch do you have another 3mm/5mm/10mm LED to test on the accent led pads? my money is on a bad LED but just try another LED on the accent pads to rule it out

[Loachri MacTalabh]

I figured it's not powerful enough

They are power enough to light a standard 5mm led.
Just in case, the board facing with main pads on top, The accent pads are L1(-) L1(+) L2(-) L2(+)

could just be a bad led in the switch do you have another 3mm/5mm/10mm LED to test on the accent led pads? my money is on a bad LED but just try another LED on the accent pads to rule it out

GOOD POINT

[Skottsaber]

Yep, check polarity on both the board and switch.