From: wombatppc@nospam@dsl.pipex.com   
      
   "John Fields"  wrote in message   
   news:hl3073td51fk0maf55df5r8fhjje3v85qi@4ax.com...   
   > On Wed, 13 Jun 2007 07:43:59 +0100, "Wombat-Pipex-News"   
   >  wrote:   
   >   
   >>Hi guys.   
   >>I've included a link to a small Circuit which im having trouble with.   
   >>I made it thinking that I was dealing with a switched possative feed, but   
   >>it   
   >>turns out its actualy negative switched.   
   >>The Idea was to make the LED stay lit until the switched possative line   
   >>goes   
   >>high.   
   >>Trouble is with it being High all the time the LED stays off. The LED   
   >>sometimes does not even come on when theits switched.   
   >>Because the voltage on the other end does not drop enough.   
   >>   
   >>What would be needed to go between the cuircuits to get the original   
   >>affect.?   
   >>http://www.wombatppc.dsl.pipex.com/image/problem.jpg   
   >>Fig 1. is how its supposed to work   
   >>Fig 2. is the problem   
   >>   
   >>   
   >>Any help welcome.   
   >   
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   > I'm somewhat confused by your description.  Do you want the LED to   
   > illuminate when the lamp is ON or when it's OFF?   
   >   
   >   
   > --   
   > JF   
      
   When it is off.   
   As the cars displays is made from LEDs its best to have them all lit at   
   once, then when something is Not lit is not working.   
   Just like if a bulb fails, its no longer lit !   
      
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