4 LED rods to 1 switch

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Printed Date: May 14, 2024 at 6:17 PM

Topic: 4 LED rods to 1 switch

Posted By: mappu19
Subject: 4 LED rods to 1 switch
Date Posted: December 13, 2005 at 9:41 PM

Could someone please give me a hand with how to wire the following.

I have installed 4 pre-made LED rods that normally run off the 12v cigarette lighter, but I want to hook all four into a toogle switch in my dash and run power directly from the battery. Do I need a fuseholder in there somewhere? And will I need to hook a relay up before or after the toogle switch? Thanks to anyone who can help.

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Posted By: menace2sobriety
Date Posted: December 14, 2005 at 3:45 AM

check and see if there is a resistor inside the cigarette plug first. i doubt there is but check anyhow. If there is you will need to use the resistor too. every power wire needs to be fused. 5 amp will work for what you are doing, why would you need a relay? if you use a relay it goes before the switch. come off the battery and put a fuse close to the power source.

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Posted By: cowboy21
Date Posted: December 15, 2005 at 3:03 AM

one wire from battery to one fuse, one wire from fuse to switch, four wires from switch to led tubes (one wire to each) easy posted_image

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Posted By: mappu19
Date Posted: December 15, 2005 at 3:28 AM

Yeah, thanks guys. I've now got the 2 LED's hooked up, but I changed the other two under-dash lights to neons. The only problem might be that the LEDs run off a 5 amp fuse, and the neons off 10 amp. If it blows the fuse, I'll just install a second switch and fuse holder. Thanks again, and I'll post a couple of pics as soon as they're finished.