adamdrucz1029 wrote ok welli have 6 leds hooked up to a 12v source but when i turn my xbox on they are dim and when i turn it off they stay on and get brighter how do i fix this?

either get a better connection or new leds

do you have resistors wired up as well?

^^ Yep gonna need 1 resistor on the + wire..

yeah i figured out that i accidentally had it soldered on the standby so i re soldered the points to the dvd drive but one strand is still not lighting up and i know for sure that they are arranged right. i have 3 strands with 3 leds on each with 100ohms resistors on each.

adamdrucz1029 wrote yeah i figured out that i accidentally had it soldered on the standby so i re soldered the points to the dvd drive but one strand is still not lighting up and i know for sure that they are arranged right. i have 3 strands with 3 leds on each with 100ohms resistors on each.

use alternative power source

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im already using the 12v points on the left and right for extra fans but when i use the one in the middle the usb ports don't work. Are there any other good spots that wont draw power from something else?

adamdrucz1029 wrote im already using the 12v points on the left and right for extra fans but when i use the one in the middle the usb ports don't work. Are there any other good spots that wont draw power from something else?

if i were you and already drawing power from those points i would not draw anymore power to power anything else as you could cause the console to stop functioning altogether or even worse cause a mosfet to blow - use an external supply, just a normal 12v adapter would do

Just tie one line into the 12v spot and then use that end to tie w/e else to it.

I've run over 70+ leds from the one spot AND fan mod so it'll be fine...

Ok thanks jtag-galore and nitz0 for the help. +rep for both of you