Can someone show me a pinout for the 3 prong lamp sockets? without a lamp installed, none of the 3 pins have continuity. I'm a little confused on them.

More info... I have purchased LED's for my F14. Many of the bayonet LED's that I have are incorrect polarity, so they will not light in the socket. No worries i thought, I'll just swap the wires. Hold on! there are 3 wires and a diode. If I switch the wires, the diode will be the wrong polarity for the matrix right? So I need to not only swap the wires, but swap all the diodes also, yes?

#2 5 years ago

ZAC

zacaj

RPC

Rochester, NY

11y 158K 10,387 85 122 1

One prong should have continuity to the outer side of the socket, one to the nub on the inside middle, and one should have no continuity, it's just a place to mount the other end of the diode so it's not floating in space. You should be able to swap the wire without a diode connected to it, and the end of the diode without a wire connected to it, leaving the no-continuity tab with the diode+wire untouched

#3 5 years ago

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miatawnt2b

Pinside member

Tucson, AZ

7y 26,900 226

gotchya. i'm being dumb. but if I'm flipping the power feed, don't I need to flip the diode as well to maintain the proper polarity in the lamp matrix?

#4 5 years ago

ZAC

zacaj

RPC

Rochester, NY

11y 158K 10,387 85 122 1

If you move the end of the diode without a wire to the other lead, that is flipping the diode.

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