LED's and AMP

[dvrmstrng 5,000+ posts]

im trying to wire up three blue LED's in the back of my SUV to sorta light up the amp and the box a little bit....can i use the power and ground from the amp....and i do have resistors on all 3 leds.

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[Blazin_Jason 10+ year member]

I think the formula is voltage-forward voltage drop of LED (2.2-3.7 volts depending on color)/current (about 0.030 which is about 30 milliamps). Just wire the 3 LED's in series.

 

[dvrmstrng 5,000+ posts]

there blue.....then wire them in a series meaning all negs and all together then positive to power and neg to ground....then i can wire them right up with my power and ground right @ my amp?

 

[Blazin_Jason 10+ year member]

http://www.the12volt.com Look there for more information. Take the LED's and wire them:

1. - to ground, + to the - of the second LED

2. - to the previous LED's +, + to the third LED's -

3. - to the previous LED's +, and the + to a 12 volt source

 

[dvrmstrng 5,000+ posts]

ok sounds easy enough....so could ground be where the ground for my amp goes into the amp...and could 12V be piggy backing the remote wire thats the for the headunit that goes into the amp?

 

[dvrmstrng 5,000+ posts]

BUMP

....sorry guys i just wanna do this before it gets dark out so itll work tonight if im out driving..

 

[Spud2388 10+ year member]

i just did the same thing, except I wired 4 in series to give me the 12v. If you wire them straight off the amps positive and negative, then they will always be on. I first hooked them up off the remote wire, but it wasn't suplying enough juice, so I bought a relay, and have the 12v going tot he relay coming off the amp. This way, the leds come on when the HU is powered up.

 

[dvrmstrng 5,000+ posts]

alright awesome....could you PM me with more instructions....im gonna get another LED to do the same thing...4 of em