Thread: Wiring an LED from the OI
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Re: Wiring an LED from the OI
Sorry to resurrect this, but it didn't really answer the question I have: how to do that physically and simply. We had a HUD on SPAM last year, but it went into a custom control box so it was just some additional wiring.
We currently are using joysticks into Ports 1-3 and a custom box into Port 4; that means we only have to wire up one custom harness, as the other three can just use the existing joystick connector. If I want to use the LED outputs in Port 1, do I need to make a Y cable leading to a 15 pin connector for the joystick and a smaller connector or wiring splitting off to the LED's? Is it possible to take apart the joystick and take it off there? (I haven't looked so I don't know if the cable carries all 15 leads) Is there a simpler way?

Also, do I just need to split off the LED pins and one ground pin?
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