Moon lighting?

You didnt need the ac plug so you cut it off. Does the plug get wired directly to the board? Do you know if radio shack sells the led that you used? Thanks. I diagram would be nice ;)
I am thinking of doing 2 lights I wonder if I need more resistance?
 
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The plug that I cut off was the connector that went into the joystick, not the plug that goes into the wall. You will need to plug the socket into the wall and measure the voltage on the wires to verify voltage and polarity. Yes I wired the cord from the powersupply directly to the board. (I hesitate calling it an AC cord because at this point it is now in DC current) Your best bet if you wanted to go with 2 LEDs is to get a 120VAC-5VDC convertor and add a resistor to the positive leg of each of the LED's. Stepping down from 12VDC for 2 lights can be tricky to figure out the proper resistances and wattage on the resistors. I will post a diagram tomorrow when I get to work and have some CAD software to work with.
 
thanks for the info, No problem on the reposting the pictures I can't open links at work and it was just eayser to view the pictures like that. If you can directions would be great. also I'm looking forward to your cad diagram.
Thanks N8
 
Work has been hellish lately. We have a new machine that is getting ready to ship so my free time has been minimal. (sp) Sorry brain is dead from too much work
 
Moonlights are very nice. I followed this link: http://www.lc-led.com/View.jsp?idProduct=64 to make my own moonlights as you can see in my avatar. There is a link on that web page where you can buy the blue leds that were used for my moonlights. From personal experience, these blue leds are high quality and I don't think RadioShack sells them. I don't know if they're still in business though.
 
If anyone is looking for good bright and cheap LED's check out lsdiodes.com Their dimmest ones aren't sold in Radio Shack either. They are the same voltage as the ones in the guide that was just posted. I use the 3mm 5900mcd leds and they are great.
 
I ordered a catalog I saw laying on a desk in the Physics department at my school, they have tons of stuff for DIY. It's not a fish catalog but they have any electric thing you could need to do a project involving... electric stuff for a tank (fans, leds, switches, etc...) mouser
 
Mouser is an excellent resource for all kinds of electrical products. They are one of our main suppliers for electrical components at work.
 
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