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 LED Light Wiring Q.
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10/30/17 06:02 PM
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Der Vorsteher
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I just got a new bow panel for my boat and there is a Skeeter Emblem on it that lights up. I wired in the LED light and it won't come on, the running lights still come on, what am I doing wrong? I know the light works because I can touch the wires directly to the battery and it lights up.
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Re: LED Light Wiring Q.
[Re: Der Vorsteher]
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10/30/17 07:50 PM
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Cast
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Re: LED Light Wiring Q.
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10/30/17 08:12 PM
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04champ
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how about a picture? maybe some voltage measurements?
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Re: LED Light Wiring Q.
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10/30/17 09:55 PM
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Bob Landry
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Wire the polarity correctly. If there isa red wire coming out of the LED, it goes to +12V.
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Re: LED Light Wiring Q.
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10/30/17 11:42 PM
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scruboak
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Test lights work wonders to hook things up right.
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Re: LED Light Wiring Q.
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10/31/17 12:32 AM
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LakeForkBoatAccessories
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Man I gotta see this. Do you know if it is the emblem in the new 2018 Sweeter FX?
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Re: LED Light Wiring Q.
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10/31/17 04:24 AM
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Flippin-Out
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Test lights work wonders to hook things up right. A simple test light is typically incandescent. These are NOT polarity sensitive. It works if you get one wire connected to each of the + and - supply terminals. Which wire to the + or - just doesn't matter. LEDs ARE POLARITY SENSITIVE. You must get the correct + wire from the LED module connected to the + of the supply for the LED to work. You probably have them connected in reverse.
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Re: LED Light Wiring Q.
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10/31/17 04:32 AM
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R-U LIT
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Test lights work wonders to hook things up right. A simple test light is typically incandescent. These are NOT polarity sensitive. It works if you get one wire connected to each of the + and - supply terminals. Which wire to the + or - just doesn't matter. LEDs ARE POLARITY SENSITIVE. You must get the correct + wire from the LED module connected to the + of the supply for the LED to work. You probably have them connected in reverse. This
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Re: LED Light Wiring Q.
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10/31/17 10:35 AM
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Test lights work wonders to hook things up right. A simple test light is typically incandescent. These are NOT polarity sensitive. It works if you get one wire connected to each of the + and - supply terminals. Which wire to the + or - just doesn't matter. LEDs ARE POLARITY SENSITIVE. You must get the correct + wire from the LED module connected to the + of the supply for the LED to work. You probably have them connected in reverse. This + 3
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Re: LED Light Wiring Q.
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10/31/17 06:51 PM
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.....and often, the led + is black. And the - is a different color.
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