Heh. Thanks, man. It needs some work, but I’ve been extremely lazy with my projects these past couple of months.
COOL!
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Okay, I’m about to start work on this again and change the green lights to static instead of cycling. I haven’t the foggiest on how to go about doing that. Anyone have any advice?
I have confirmed that this wiring for a single pole switch works with Exoray’s version 2.0 pack light kit. I don’t know if it will work with his version 1.0 or with any other kit maker’s lights. Please confirm with your kit’s maker before attempting this wiring method.
Based on the way you have it wired now and the switch you already have, this design may work for you. Potentially all you have to do is bridge all four connections on the green side of the switch. No matter which light the exoray board is trying to light up, the current flows to all four lights. Thing is, I don’t know if this could short the board by sending unwanted current back to the board. I’m not an engineer. Take with grain of salt.
Disclaimer: I am not an electrical engineer, so have someone who knows more about it check it out before trying it. ![]()
Okay, I’m bumping this thread because I’m going to have another go at making some game-inspired lights. This time, I’ll be including all four modes (red, green, blue and yellow). I also plan to make the slime blower lights static like in the game.
Kevin, thanks for your input on bridging the connections … that’s similar to what I drew up to simplify the design. I’d like to pick the brains of the community on this one:
This diagram shows my proposed solution to making the four green lights stay on continuously when selected. I have all four LEDs wired in parallel in this example. The thinking is that all four lights will be lit, no matter which light the board is trying to power.
My question is this: will something like this work? It’s my understanding that when LEDs are wired in parallel, they all draw the maximum voltage that is supplied (1.7v current = each LED gets 1.7v) rather than the voltage being divided like they would in series. I just want to double-check with those here that know more about electronics than I do.
