How to wire 12v lights - Chief Delphi

23-02-2016, 22:12

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Re: How to wire 12v lights

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Originally Posted by Fusion_Clint

I have to ask, did you plug them into the 12 Volt side of the VRM and not the 5 Volt side? Remember that only the D-link can be plugged into the 12 volts 2 amp slots on the VRM.

We put ours directly to the PBP, with a manual switch to allow us to change between blue or red so that we can match our alliance color.

If the LEDs are 12V, they would not work in the 5V terminals. I had assumed that they were legally wired into the 500mA 12V terminals of the VRM.

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