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5V LED where to plug ?

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  1. tonycstech

    tonycstech Active Member

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    I have 5v LED i want to plug into the board but not sure where.
    As long as it goes ON when power is ON and off when power is off its good.
    I tried AUX1 but -+ but it ended up developing problem. Printer LCD screen would start sorta blinking and gets disconnected from computer. Once i unplugged it, it worked fine.

    A picture of where to plug it in would be very helpful.

    Thanks
     
  2. tesseract

    tesseract Moderator
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    best bet is to get a 12v LED that way you have many options
     
  3. Mike Kelly

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    or use a resistor
     
  4. tonycstech

    tonycstech Active Member

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    I am not so smart on resistor part. Do i need to buy 7v resistor to make it 5V on exit for the LED ?
    How does it work.
    I know it will decrease the voltage but how are they rated ?
     
  5. Mike Kelly

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    ΔV=IR

    12v input - 3.3v current draw = Current draw of LED (you'd have to look this up) * resistance

    or just use an online calculator: http://ledcalc.com/
     
  6. CAMBO3D

    CAMBO3D New Member

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    Arduinomega1-4connectors.png

    In the photo above there are a couple of spots that you could use as a 5v source just make sure the pin isn't being assigned for something else. Taking a multimeter and reading for voltage to test would be a good idea.

    or not mess with the ramps board and just get a dedicated 5v power supply. For example from an old usb phone charger. Cut the usb connector off and tap into the 5v supply..

    or get a dedicated step down dc to dc converter
    or use resistor method mentioned above.
     

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