Messymitch503

So I want to install some cathodes in my case and control them via LED switches. I'm pretty much copying the tjharlow mod. However after watching his video I had some questions. Instead of asking him because well he's probably busy and would get back to me later than someone else, I'm seeking advice here.

I think I have setup down but would like conformation. See my ghetto paint diagram below.



I'm Wondering if this "Daisy Chain" method is recommended.

Would it be better to have leads coming from each switch to the 4-pin connector and inventor instead of the "Daisy Chain" method?

I think I can use one switch for 2 cathodes. Can anyone confirm this?

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Lord Xeb

Get yourself a Zalman Fan Controller. I have one and I can control my fans and turn on and off my Cathodes.

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radodrill

Why do you want to have 2 switches in parallel?

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Messymitch503

I'm not sure why I'm just going off of a few video's I watched. I have no electrical experience.


http://www.youtube.com/user/tjharlow.../0/x_RZ4UF2XTg

I figured out how to set this up. My parallel setup is wrong. The diagram should have been hooked up to two inverters if you have more than two cathodes; which I do want to get. The ground cables from the inverter and the switch go to the ground on the molex. The power cables go to the molex and the accessory cables go to the red cable on the inverter.

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radodrill

yeah, for independantely controlled circuits; the grounds from the switches and accessories all go to the molex ground, the +12V from the molex goes to the power of all switches, and the accessory on any individual switch goes to the positive input of the device(s) you want to control with that switch.

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Messymitch503

I have another question. Can you use one molex for 3 power and ground connections?

i.e. tie 3 wires into each of the power and ground wires on one molex.

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radodrill

That'll work just fine

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