So I bought the below featured kit to add figures to my Path of the Dead.

The plexiglass mounting board also supports 5mm LED's so I picked up a few green ones to light up the figures.

The raw LED's I received (from Pinbits) also came with resistors.

I tried hooking up the LED to a random GI bulb and it worked fine.
(I used the resistor with it as well, green banded side to longer leg of LED)

Then when I hooked up the LED to a control lamp that was flashing, I burnt out my LED.

I am not sure how this happened and want to avoid it again if possible.

I have already re-ordered 10 LED's (even though I only burnt out one) from Pinbits just so I have a few more to blow up in testing....

Question:
Is there anything special I need to do to wire these up?
I want to wire them to 3 of the 4 POTD Insert Lights (#1, #2, #3).

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It was one of the ring mission lamps (not a flasher).

I had it in single bulb test mode and just had it flashing.

According to Pinbits website it is 20mA?

http://www.pinbits.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=16&products_id=78&zenid=5n7ankql2vh4qrrjvsbdj2pmm3

Would hooking up the wires in reverse instantly fry the LED like that??

I wasn't sure what caused it so that's why I bought 10 more for testing (when I only need 1, haha!)

Thank you VERY much for your help. I'll report back in the next few days once I've blown up a few more LED's

GREAT! THANKS! When I get mine all wired up i'll let ya know

Great idea! I might have to do that as well!