Does the RAMPS still use most of the 1000mA if I have external MOSFETs for the hot end and heat bed? I just realized I forgot to mention that. It was a recommended mod for the Anet A8 to prevent fire, so it was one of the first things I did. I'm thinking the amazon LED I found, while it looks similar, has different specs. I checked the current again following that YT video and got a reading of aby the_antithesis - RAMPS Electronics
Thanks for the suggestion, but that's a lot more elaborate than I wanted. All I want is lights for the printer so I don't have to keep a desk lamp parked next to it to see what's printing, twisting the neck when it's printing the first couple layers to see if it's going alright. I'm not that interested in the bling aspect. The components on the switch PCB are 393 resistors,which is 39Kohms accorby the_antithesis - RAMPS Electronics
Ah, thank you. I knew there was something. I followed the directions in the video and got a reading of 64.3mAmp which then counted down for some reason. Not sure what that is. It got down to the 50's before I stopped and the count would start again at 64 I cannot take very useful pictures at moment. But there's little to see on the LED strips themselves. However, the switch built into the unitby the_antithesis - RAMPS Electronics
So, I'm trying to add LED to my printer, an Anet A8 that has gone Ship of Theseus and now has a RAMPS and other replacements. I got these LED lights that look like a wall light switch. Opening them up, they have COB LED strips. These run off of three AAA batteries for a total of 4.5v. Each one runs off of 4.5v no problem and they are wired in parallel. To power these, I was thinking of running itby the_antithesis - RAMPS Electronics