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Re: Onboard Flashlight

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Originally Posted by coalhot View Post
I would probably find a flashlight that runs on 12v, preferably a LED one, and wire it up to a spike for control. Quite simple...
If you want to control when your flashlight turns on and off, this is the simplest way to do it. Attach the flashlight to a Spike relay, and control the spike using the relay pins on the digital sidecar. Alternatively, if you want the light to be on at all times, you can attach the light to the PDB for 12 volts, or one of the 5 volt GPIO ports on the digital sidecar (red is +5v, black is ground).
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