Adding extra status LED

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Topic: Adding extra status LED

Posted By: jonnylee
Subject: Adding extra status LED
Date Posted: May 14, 2006 at 9:36 PM

I have installed Viper 560XV and everything is wokring fine. I am thnking of adding one extra status LED just the same as the one with bright blue with two wires, blue and red.

My question is can I just add(connect) this extra LED's blue wire to the existing blue wires and red wire to the red ? without adding resistor ?, in other word, the parallel connection.

The reason why I want to add one more LED is depending on sun shine, only one LED is not easily visible.

Thank you in advance for you help.

Replies:

Posted By: Twelvoltz
Date Posted: May 15, 2006 at 6:34 AM

When adding more than one LED I would recommend wiring them in series.

Posted By: jonnylee
Date Posted: May 15, 2006 at 7:24 PM

Twelvoltz,

Thanks for the advise, I just want to make sure that in series connection

connet to the (+) from the brain to LED-1(+) connect to LED-1(-) to LED-2(+)

LED-2(-) connect to connct to the brain(-)

Is this right ?, I do not want to fry anything, no resistor is needed ?

Thank you again for your advise, very much appreciated

Posted By: Twelvoltz
Date Posted: May 15, 2006 at 9:08 PM

That is a correctly wired series circuit, yes.

Posted By: jonnylee
Date Posted: May 16, 2006 at 12:05 AM

Twelvoltz,

Thank you again for your prompt reply.

Very much appreciated.