Wiring of the LED? Three terminals: 1,2, & 3. 1&2 appear to be closed when ON. #3 40 ohms to 1&2 in either polarity. Resistor to #3? Polarity LED??
1562498
I'm not sure how to answer this for you. But in my experience these items have a high fail rate. We used them to turn power on and off to a stereo.
1562499
You have three prongs. Use only two. One is for +pos & One is for -neg. to the battery. Install your fuse between switch and battery. Hope this helps.
1562500
Grd, power, load. A simple Google search could have answered this for you. Good luck.
1979152
On mine, there were two solid colored wires (blue & brown?), and one (yellow) with a stripe. When I opened the back of the light, I found that the striped wire just ended and was not connected to anything. My guess is that they found 3-lead wire cheaper than 2 or 4-lead so that's what we get. The other two solid wires seem to work interchangeably as + or -, so they apparently added circuitry to make them idiot-proof. Short Answer: Striped wire: Not used Other two: Connect to 12V DC
940706
I'm planning to use a 9v battery to light up 2 or 3 of these LEDs; I see F. Solano has used a 200ohm resistor to accomplish similar, but Kapowzer claims a 1k resistor? Any advise re: which to use would be appreciated - thank you.
336185
I ordered White LED. It is 3.2 volts DC each. But, I don't know what color of the LED you ordered, which it depend on what voltage is required. Look it on the label telling you of the voltage.
1865495
Certainly sounds like you wired it correctly. Just remember that LEDs are polarity sensitive, so make sure your positive is on the red wire. If that is confirmed, then I have nothing more to suggest.
1127446
Judith, sorry for the delay . I just came back from vacation. I checked and do not have the wiring instruction anymore. It is extremely difficult for me to take the lamp down and look inside the wiring. May be you should consult with someone who has electrical wiring experience. I wish that I can help you on this. Sorry
741560
After every 3 LED's there is a CUT (scissors) line, and right after that line are 2 round contact points. Solder your new wire leads to these. I found it best to TIN the contacts (because they're under the thin plastic coating) and the wires first, then solder them together. I also use RED wire on the side marked DC12V so I'll always know which is the (+) power side of the strip.
1143507
Sorry for responding late, but I did not have the lamp at immediate reach. Now, I verified it, and you are right. Mine is not working, either. I refer to center LED labeled #58, with the tag 730, which does not turn at all when all the rest do. Somebody could say that 730 (nm, I suppose) is beyond the range of human visión, but I guess that at least a dim red light glow should be emitted. Regards. Alvaro.
710929
You have to get the connectors and then splice it into the correct wire colors. If you dont want to buy the connectors, you could always match the wire location to the solder point on one LED strip, then match the connection you made with the next LED strip. Thats how i do it and it works just fine. Just be careful of bending the solder points to much. They could break the connection causing the LED strip to not work on one side or maybe one color not showing.
1151753
Are you running 3 full standard 16.4ft, 150 led rolls/strips equaling 49.2 feet? Each strip is 3 Amps witch means the power supply must be 12v 9 Amps minimum. If you are over 49.2 feet you might need a stronger power supply or add another amplifier to the run. The amplifier output reads 12A but I've noticed that all diagrams never show more the two strips per amplifier. Good luck
1226630
There is a circuit inside that looks like it includes 5 diodes, a capacitor and a coil. I have not drawn out the circuit,but I suspect that it makes up a reverse polarity diode, and a full wave bridge for rectifying 12VAC and a filter.I had one fail and just bypassed it to run strictly on 12Vdc and the LED array works again. I suggest that if you change to a 20 watt LED array, that you bypass this circuit too since it may not handle the additional current. I have used 4 of these fixtures so far and this is the only one that has failed.
478771
You need to buy separate resistors. I bought the putco ceramic ones with these. You need one per side. Keep in kind these LEDs are less bright than stock, but give the LED look(instant on off).
910585
I went to look on the fuse to see if it had any numbers written on them. They have some numbers embossed on one of the ends. They are hard to read if you don't have enough light and hold them the right way. But the number reads F15AL 250V, for anyone who has the same question. (I am the same person that asked the question, but on a friend's account since I can't answer my own question.)
389476
I'd send the bad one back. It should last longer. The LED part is probably good, the circuitry sometimes fails. Can't remember the warranty, thought it was a year.
1444619
We asked the source for a wiring diagram but never got one. We no longer have the switch at hand so i can't give you the exact pin functions but I recall that there are 2 terminals marked + and - to access the LED light. Depending on the DC source availble you will likely have to place a resistor in series with one of these to get the brightness you need. The other 6 terminals are two DPDT switches. You'll need an ohmmeter to determine which are the NC (normally closed) and which the NO (normally open contacts and which are the poles.
1123521
Sounds like a loose wire. I did have another brand of led side marker light that did that. After I tried everything I reversed polarity and it worked. Just a though if you haven't found the cause.
511297
Mine works fine, but remember you have to separately plug it into the appropriate pins on your motherboard, if you did that and it still does not light, reverse the leads and try that. You would think that polarity does not matter but we've found out in this case it does. Also, don't pay the current price showing here of $84, I bought mine on sale from Amazon back in January for $49 including a $10 rebate, but for instance right now at New Egg this same case is on sale for $59 with rebate