boeckman

boeckman OP t1_itw77bk wrote

Reply to comment by lorfeir in Trying to replace LED’s in my Halloween inflatables. Whenever I touch the bare wires coming out of the fan (that previously connected to the dim LED’s) to the new LED, the fan shuts off. What’s going on here? *Edited to include previous research by boeckman

This is solid gold, thank you so much! I'll go looking for a multimeter and resistors after work.

It is powered off mains, and I have been VERY careful not to touch the bare wires while it's plugged in. The fire hazard is definitely noted, as well. At this point, I just want to solve the "mystery" so I'm all the wiser going forward!

Oh, and that EXACT thing you mentioned happened with one of the types of LED's I tried - blinding light from the LED, then it wouldn't light anymore.

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boeckman OP t1_ituckt2 wrote

Reply to comment by Diligent_Nature in Trying to replace LED’s in my Halloween inflatables. Whenever I touch the bare wires coming out of the fan (that previously connected to the dim LED’s) to the new LED, the fan shuts off. What’s going on here? by boeckman

Ahhh, this may be the issue. Between your reply and GolfIscarLimaFoxtrot’s, I think this may be it. What would I search for in terms of LED’s with resistors built in?

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