Mech Tommy 10 Mod Help
#1
Posted 20 April 2012 - 12:39 PM
I put an LED light on the switch to indicate the gun was armed or not & it burnt out. I need help on what to put on the LED so it wont burn out again.
Here's the circuit padern.
#2
Posted 20 April 2012 - 01:52 PM
Yeah, you're going to need a resistor in the same path as the LED. Those things usually can't handle 4.5v.
#3
Posted 20 April 2012 - 02:09 PM
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#4
Posted 20 April 2012 - 02:43 PM
For 4.5V use a 220 or 330 ohm resistor. That will keep it bright and safe if you decide to upgrade to a 9V as well.
wich side of the LED do I conect it to? + or -
( I only know how to make simple wire circuit's, Im not up to date on how to read chip's & resitor's )
#5
Posted 20 April 2012 - 03:14 PM
Colors on a 220 ohm are red-red-black-gold
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#6
Posted 20 April 2012 - 03:28 PM
#7
Posted 20 April 2012 - 05:24 PM
This is what I use in an engineering class with 5v, so it should work perfectly. Keep in mind though that it also resists the motors. The resistor and the LED will take a noticeable amount of power from the motors, and your shots will have less range. I suggest attaching a second battery pack and hiding it somewhere inside the gun. What I did with my T20 is attach a 9v to the motors and put in inside the gun. Then I took the old battery holder and wired it to a flashlight I modded into the gun.
So yeah, I personally suggest a different power source for the LED.
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#8
Posted 20 April 2012 - 06:10 PM
1. use this resistor:
This is what I use in an engineering class with 5v, so it should work perfectly. Keep in mind though that it also resists the motors. The resistor and the LED will take a noticeable amount of power from the motors, and your shots will have less range. I suggest attaching a second battery pack and hiding it somewhere inside the gun. What I did with my T20 is attach a 9v to the motors and put in inside the gun. Then I took the old battery holder and wired it to a flashlight I modded into the gun.
So yeah, I personally suggest a different power source for the LED.
The first thought I had was have a switch to turn off the motor wile loading, then I thought add a light to indicate the power was on or off.
#9
Posted 21 April 2012 - 05:22 PM
Edited by ShaNayNay, 21 April 2012 - 05:26 PM.
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#10
Posted 23 April 2012 - 11:20 PM
#11
Posted 23 April 2012 - 11:33 PM
Do you mean a tommy 12 or 20? As far as I know there is no tommy 10.
#12
Posted 05 May 2012 - 05:47 PM
Yeah that's a tommy 20.
Did you put in an on/off switch and make it trigger reving? Its kinda hard to tell from your diagram but it kinda looks like that is the case.
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