Originally Posted by
Generic Jedi
Your wiring diagram looks good to me for the most part:
1) In the resistor equation for the green LED, you use 1A for the current, but in the power equation you use 2A for the current. The resistor is correct, but the wattage is high. Also, it's usually recommended to use a separate resistor for each LED.
2) If your switch LED negative is wired to the main LED negative, the switch will light up when you activate the main blade. Wired to the main board negative (like you've got in your diagram) the switch LED will always be on. The board has two pads for the switch LED positive wire. One for always on, and one for off during deep sleep. You can find the diagrams in the manual on pages 14 and 15.
3) I don't like to solder four wires to any one pad on the board. I like to solder the wires together into a single wire, then solder one wire per pad. Someone else may have a better idea.
4) Welcome to the forums!
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