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Am I correct in wiring my two anodes together?

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Posted by CSX Robert on Tuesday, October 19, 2021 10:52 AM

wolfman hal
Am I correct that that the two Anodes will be connected together to change the LED'S from Green to Red as I throw the Switch

Most likely not, but we would need more information on how the circuit is wired to answer with absolute certainty.

The most common way to wire LEDs and Tortoises has the LEDs wired in parallel, but opposite polarity (anode to cathode and cathode to anode).  This causes the current to flow through one or the other LED depending on the direction of the curent.

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Am I correct in wiring my two anodes together?
Posted by wolfman hal on Tuesday, October 19, 2021 10:23 AM

In another thred I found out that my LED'S were bad on my panel. 

Am I correct that that the two Anodes will be connected together to change the LED'S from Green to Red as I throw the Switch. I can not tell on the existing panel as I have the wires covered.

Harold

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