Swapping Status LEDs on Pedals... II

[astrozombie]

installed it.

[WoodGrain67]

Re: Swapping Status LEDs on Pedals... II

Nice. Is that an ultraviolet LED?
3mm or 5mm?
What value of resistor did you use?

[astrozombie]

Re: Swapping Status LEDs on Pedals... II

It was a "Pink" LED. I don't remember how it was rated.

5mm.

I used a 1K resistor. I was going to shoot for a lower value one but I was afraid I'd blow the LED.

I came home to realize... it's installed wrong! when the pedal is on the LED is off, and when it's off the LED is on! I used the diagram from the past thread.

anyone know what I did wrong?

[crguti]

Re: Swapping Status LEDs on Pedals... II

you got one vote for the most useless thread ever

[CTN]

Re: Swapping Status LEDs on Pedals... II

if you've got the LED+resistor hooked up to the middle lug on your footswitch, take the 9V+ power from the lug it's on right now and move it to the other side of the LED lug.

should work properly then.

[ratherdashing]

Re: Swapping Status LEDs on Pedals... II

Post the diagram please. I can't be bothered to go dig up your old thread. I'm very important

[STRATDELUXER97]

Re: Swapping Status LEDs on Pedals... II

Post the diagram please. I can't be bothered to go dig up your old thread. I'm very important

Lol..

[astrozombie]

Re: Swapping Status LEDs on Pedals... II

if you've got the LED+resistor hooked up to the middle lug on your footswitch, take the 9V+ power from the lug it's on right now and move it to the other side of the LED lug.

should work properly then.

1x 2 3x

4x 5 6x

7x 8 9


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1- had a wire coming from the circuit board. it was yellow, so we'll call it yellow.

4- Had an orange wire this one went from the wet output jack to lug 4.

7- had a black wire coming from the board that I can only assume is ground.





i used this diagram which tells me to wire the LEDs + to lug number 3 and ground lug 6. I did.

i put the resistor where it is in the diagram.

and it worked, but backwards.

[ratherdashing]

Re: Swapping Status LEDs on Pedals... II

Put the whole LED + resistor chain on the opposite side of the switch.

If your diagram were numbered thusly:

1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9

... you should be connecting the LED to pole 9.

[astrozombie]

Re: Swapping Status LEDs on Pedals... II

Put the whole LED + resistor chain on the opposite side of the switch.

If your diagram were numbered thusly:

1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9

... you should be connecting the LED to pole 9.

Alright I'll try this.

Why did it work the opposite way?

is it because when you switch it goes from the 1st row (123) to the 3rd (789)?

Edit: i've been trying to find a good website where I can learn about pedal mods and more about how to work on pedals in general. any suggestions?

[ratherdashing]

Re: Swapping Status LEDs on Pedals... II

Alright I'll try this.

Why did it work the opposite way?

is it because when you switch it goes from the 1st row (123) to the 3rd (789)?

Gold star for you!

Edit: i've been trying to find a good website where I can learn about pedal mods and more about how to work on pedals in general. any suggestions?

This question gets asked every couple of months, but because it's Friday and I'm in a good mood I won't do the "do a search" routine. Here you go:

http://www.diystompboxes.com/

http://www.muzique.com/

http://buildyourownclone.com/board/

[astrozombie]

Re: Swapping Status LEDs on Pedals... II

Gold star for you!



This question gets asked every couple of months, but because it's Friday and I'm in a good mood I won't do the "do a search" routine. Here you go:

http://www.diystompboxes.com/

http://www.muzique.com/

http://buildyourownclone.com/board/

Thank you, maybe I'll stop being a pain in your ass now!