SmolderingLog t1_itstlnj wrote on October 26, 2022 at 1:15 AM Reply to 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 The D in LED stands for diode, which is a directional shunt. Try reversing the leads. Permalink 2
SmolderingLog t1_itstlnj wrote
Reply to 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
The D in LED stands for diode, which is a directional shunt. Try reversing the leads.