Having a prob with warp on/off + LED

[DryIce]

Well im trying to hook up my warpfeed with a on off switch but also have a LED so that when the switch is on the LED is also on. heres whats happening. When i have the LED in the seqeunce it starts off REAL dim, but when i push the button on the warp it gets real bright but the warp doesnt turn at all (the switch is in the on the position the whole time). If i take the LED out of the sequence and just have the switch and the warp it works perfect. Any ideas?
heres a pic:

http://www.galaxy-pc.com/mag/warponoff.jpg

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http://www.galaxy-pc.com/mag <---my automag

http://www.galaxy-pc.com/mag/wiringdiagram.jpg <--- Warpfeed Intellifeed diagram

[X-Plosive]

What voltage are you suppose to run that particular LED on?

[DryIce]

not sure i threw the package away =(
but im just curious to why its taking ALL the power away from the warp

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http://www.galaxy-pc.com/mag <---my automag

http://www.galaxy-pc.com/mag/wiringdiagram.jpg <--- Warpfeed Intellifeed diagram

[AGD]

The LED has too much resistance and will not drive the motor. Bad idea anyway because it will drain the batteries faster.

AGD

[DryIce]

k it was a LED i had from awhile go anyways thats why i didnt have the packaging =)
thought a cool blue LED would look good but i guess not!
ill just stick with the on/off
thanks tom

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http://www.galaxy-pc.com/mag <---my automag

http://www.galaxy-pc.com/mag/wiringdiagram.jpg <--- Warpfeed Intellifeed diagram

[Bartman]

You can wire in the LED after the switch,

You may need a risitor to help the LED out, the 9vt of power may be too much for the little led to handle.

I know when I wire in my switch, and the 12vt reg I had to add a risitor to the led so it wouldn't get too much power and burn out, if I rember right I added a 470ohm risitor to the circute of the LED .

Bartman
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[DryIce]

the LED was after the switch
it went like this
Batery-->Switch-->LED-->Warp

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http://www.galaxy-pc.com/mag <---my automag

http://www.galaxy-pc.com/mag/wiringdiagram.jpg <--- Warpfeed Intellifeed diagram

[This message has been edited by DryIce (edited 08-21-2001).]

[Mossman]

the LED probably wants only a couple of volts. Tom said that the LED is providing too much resistance. Maybe not such a high power LED? if you added a resistor inline, that would be bad for the warp right?

Now, i know nothing about electronics, but how about running a 2nd set of wires off the on/off switch so that the flow the warp is getting hasnt already powered an LED?