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nachoman
I installed a white LED as a locomotive headlight. I used a 1000 ohm resistor in series with the LED, and am running standard DC. because the LED is a diode, I would expect it to light in one direction only. I was careful to wire it such that it lights in the forward direction but not in reverse. The headlight is parallel to the motor. Well, it lights in forward, but also in reverse! In reverse, the light does not come on constantly. It flashes irregularly, and does not apear to be full brightness.
Is this normal? I can't think of why it would be doing this. Could something be wrong with my power pack?
Kevin
Is this normal? I can't think of why it would be doing this. Could something be wrong with my power pack?
Kevin