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  • LED powered by a negative source?

    I have an amp that had a power indicator LED that I accidentally broke physically when trying to relocate it to make room for a master volume. I tried to replace the LED but the power supply to the LED is negative. The two pins are -18.8v and ground. How do I wire an LED from a negative source? Where dose the resistor go, between the -18.8 and LED or from the LED to ground?

    TIA!

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    LED polarity

    THe anode (the longer lead) always goes to positive.
    The cathode (may have a flat on the side of the lense) always goes to negative.
    In your case, Ground is positive.
    -18 volts is negative.
    The current limiting resistor can go on either side. It does not matter.
    Last edited by Jazz P Bass; 12-06-2009, 01:37 PM.

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    • #3
      Thanks for the response.
      I wired it up as you suggested and it works. I put the resistor between the (positive) ground and the LED. It just seemed like the right way to do it.

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