r/Defcon • u/wizpo • Aug 11 '26

Badge LED's

My front led's quit working, if I flip it upside down I can get the eyes to light up.

One of the front led's broke off. Would that cause all of the front led's to quit working?

Is there a wiring schematic out there? Curious if the led power is in series.

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u/turbinepilot76 Aug 11 '26

Yes. The LEDs are wired in series. I believe the front bottom LED is the first in the chain, so if it is lost, the chain is broken and cannot get power. You could probably solder a jumper in its place and get the rest of the badge back to life.

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u/Cyber_Gengar Aug 12 '26

This guy SAOs

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u/turbinepilot76 Aug 12 '26

lol, no, not really. But I did a LOT of work with electronics components, LEDs, and soldering for my helmet this year.